>Academia simply does not have the funding to pay wages driven up. This isn't true at all. I know people in academia who have to be convinced by their unions t

>Academia simply does not have the funding to pay wages driven up. This isn't true at all. I know people in academia who have to be convinced by their unions to not teach for free during disputes. Past about the 150k mark, The only thing left to optimize is how much you like to do your job. You couldn't pay me more than that do do something I like less.