The 2 academics I know aren’t bought and paid for. Either could make far more money in the private sector than they make now. They work in their fields out of l

The 2 academics I know aren’t bought and paid for. Either could make far more money in the private sector than they make now. They work in their fields out of love of research. This was my impression of most of my professors years ago too, especially as we saw so many quit for high paying engineering jobs at companies year to year — the ones who stayed aren’t in it for the money I suspect it’s the same at the top: most senior administrators I bet would make more in senior Fortune 500 jobs