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Have you thought about a career change? You mentioned below you are a professor, a nobel endeavor but obviously not a very lucrative one (financially). Perhaps
by nodesocket 5y ago
Have you thought about a career change? You mentioned below you are a professor, a nobel endeavor but obviously not a very lucrative one (financially). Perhaps there is another career you can also love which pays you more and open doors of freedom.
- enriquto 5y agoI see this problem as a societal, not a personal failure. Minimum wage should be enough to live comfortably, but the housing market is bonkers.
- dinkleberg 5y agoYou can (rightfully) blame external sources, but doing so isn't going to make any difference in your experience of life. If your desire is to own a house, there are actions you can do to get there. Is it fair? No, but neither is life.
- csunbird 5y agoThat is the main point. Why is life not fair and why do we not try to do things to make it fairer? We all try to unbalance the system by trying to get more money or more power, instead of trying to work together and make it fair for everyone.
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- ativzzz 5y agoBecause we are humans, and the factors that drive humans who are capable of making widespread change that would make things fair steer them towards wealth and power instead. That's just reality.
- dinkleberg 5y agoYou can help yourself and also help others. I can say with certainty that debating these points on HN isn't going to have any impact on the fairness of life. Committing to action is an admirable thing, idle words bemoaning the unfairness of life doesn't help anyone.