You have to realize that most post-doc's, so people who are in their 30's-40's and have the years of tenure and education as a doctor with residency make like $

You have to realize that most post-doc's, so people who are in their 30's-40's and have the years of tenure and education as a doctor with residency make like $45-50K; that is, if they're lucky to get it. So for a code monkey to come in and tap away on his stupid keyboard to make like $75K is a travesty as far as the research academia is concerned. But in research, you're better than the sell-out's trying to make people click on ads and shit though. So part of your paycheck every week is padded with tokens of self-righteousness and moral superiority that you can redeem in times of needed philosophical consolations.