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minus-squarerwrwefwef@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 month ago Yep. why struggle doing research when you can make 500K a year writing stock trading algorithms. …because research contributes to make a better society for everyone compared to scamming people with overhyped stocks? But yes, in reality, the trend seems to be finance first, if you can get in.
minus-squareTubularTittyFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoonly a tiny minority of researchers get to do that. most research is lots of work with poor pay, often to the point where are per hour making less than working at a fast food job. very few researchers are lucky enough to get rewarding work, and hardly anyone gets to do rewarding work that is well-paid.
…because research contributes to make a better society for everyone compared to scamming people with overhyped stocks?
But yes, in reality, the trend seems to be finance first, if you can get in.
only a tiny minority of researchers get to do that.
most research is lots of work with poor pay, often to the point where are per hour making less than working at a fast food job.
very few researchers are lucky enough to get rewarding work, and hardly anyone gets to do rewarding work that is well-paid.