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True. But please consider the difference the social background of the people makes. If you are financially secure due to parents (or whatever) you can easily ac
by generic92034 3y ago
True. But please consider the difference the social background of the people makes. If you are financially secure due to parents (or whatever) you can easily accept positions with a low payment and do your best to get into a promising tenure track.
So maybe it is only partly about exploitation, but also about applying a social filter.
- Hermitian909 3y agoI would describe the best "second-tier" academics I've encountered as mostly fitting the "parents money" archetype. They're not the uber geniuses who flit to the top, but since the toxic incentives aren't as important to them due to their financial independence they get to focus on the work which ultimately pays dividends in their career.