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> You can't have low inequality and high pay for one group. You also can't have overachievers. This becomes obvious when looking at academia. [0] These indivi
by 908B64B197 5y ago
> You can't have low inequality and high pay for one group.
You also can't have overachievers. This becomes obvious when looking at academia. [0]
These individuals are the ones bootstrapping entire businesses and economic sectors.
[0] https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-global-brain-trade https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-global-brain-trade
- arcticbull 5y agoOf course you can have overachievers, I suspect this is a very American perspective. Japan Airlines' CEO makes $90K a year. Money isn't the be all and end all, promotions come with more pay and more social status. [edit] did you not have overachievers in high school and college? I suspect they weren't getting paid! Quite the opposite.