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This "hero tax" probably dovetails with the effects of "passion" professions, where people pursue them for reasons other than traditional employment considerati
by tivert 3y ago
This "hero tax" probably dovetails with the effects of "passion" professions, where people pursue them for reasons other than traditional employment considerations like pay and working conditions. One area where I think that probably overlaps are teachers: my stereotype of one is someone who really cares about educating kids, so they put up with the low pay and other bullshit.
And just to illustrate the difference, I think a "passion" profession that's not considered heroic is video game developer. My vague impression is the pay and working conditions for them are much worse than for other kinds of software development work, because there a lot of people who are so passionate about video games they'll sacrifice a lot to work on them (until they burn out, at least).
- mistrial9 3y agoinsightful! unfortunately, obsession and addictive behavior also factor into a spectrum of committed responses.. loyalty, higher vision, deep connection with the activity might extend into other directions.. lots of all of this in the world of fine arts, performance and literate arts
- VS1999 3y agoThat's interesting. I have the opposite experience with teachers where they wanted to do a real job in their field but were stuck babysitting children as a backup plan. What's the opposite of passion?
- abdela 3y agoNecessity?
- nickff 3y agoI agree with you, but view the 'passion' effect as one of 'passion pay', i.e. holding a position that you 'love' or is seen to be high-status is a form of non-monetary remuneration (or benefit), which is a substitute for wages. Being treated well is another form of non-monetary remuneration (whereas being treated poorly is the opposite).