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Article #3019Re: Salaries of Scientists
From: rrcolby
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:22
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:22
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Bob LeChevalier wrote: > > In one sense they have exhibited greater intelligence because they used their ability to > enter a field where they can MAKE MONEY FASTER. Someone who is allegedly > intelligent but does not abide by the standard of the popular culture which measures > everything in dollar signs by using their intelligence to MAKE MONEY FAST thereby > displays their lack of extreme intelligence. I think part of the problem is a certain cultural idealism ala "do what you love and the money will follow" as oppose to "love money" and other things will soon take care of themselves. > If a doctor works extended hours to serve his patients, he generally bills them for that > added time. When the insurance companies tried to get the IM folks to work overtime, the GP physicians simply cut the average visit time per patient from 10 mins to 5 mins. So, on the average, GPs still work less than the corporate serf/engineer despite pressure from insurance carriers. > So does a lawyer. Salespeople sell more, thereby earning higher commissions. These are real professionals. >Scientists and engineers get ... to keep their jobs. It's called the right to continued employment. > So who is the most intelligent? Well...(sarcasm on) doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, actuaries, salesmen, etc don't do what they love so they're stuck living lives of experiencing repetitive paychecks and meaningless long term employment whereas S&Es are the Van Goghs of the technology sectors and get to experience what it's really like to be alive. (sarcasm off)
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