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> freakanomics had a great chapter on this in the first (I think) book. Wasn't that about street gang members and not the mafia? I vaguely recall it was somet
by tablespoon 5y ago
> freakanomics had a great chapter on this in the first (I think) book.
Wasn't that about street gang members and not the mafia?
I vaguely recall it was something about working at McDonald's pays better than being a street-level drug dealer.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoI guess my point is that crime is like being an actor. Only the 0.001% who hit it big do better than they would have as an engineer, doctor, lawyer, or MBA.