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How many normal people get a chance to work at a top law firm in a fancy position just because they graduated from some law school? Better jobs are competed fo

• b3kart 6y ago
  Yep, this whole thread is one big apples-to-oranges comparison. An average software engineer is lower status than a lawyer at a top law-firm with fierce competition for every position. Well, duh. Why don't we compare a senior FAANG engineer/manager to an average legal clerk or such then.
• onecommentman 6y ago
  The really good stuff is always free. If you take a more expansive interpretation of “stuff”. The pretty good stuff is often in short supply.
  • bonoboTP 6y ago
    Sounds deep, you probably mean things like love and faith and kindness. But it's misleading. Friendships and relationships aren't "free" in terms of effort and achievement. They take the same kind of work/luck/genetics/network combination as getting an interesting and fulfilling job does. Sure, even the hobo on the street can have faith in Jesus and mental peace for free if you mean that sort of thing, but most things people want are scarce or at least aren't available by default, without either effort or connections.
• redisman 6y ago
  How would working at a top law firm do anything “beautiful” or meaningful in the world anyway? You’ll basically be some oligarchs lackey