Originally Posted by
cattletruck
One of the most useless persons I have ever worked with was an academic who never ever held a real job. He really was as thick as sh!t.
His life of stress free work seems to have provided him with an expensive house inside an exclusive suburb, and privileged positions for his just-as-thick kids.
From this picture draw your own conclusions on how money gets exchanged for favourable opinions disguised as research.
academics do have real jobs; your characterization of them is harsh. Did you go to school? Your teachers were taught by academics. To the doctor? Dentist? lawyer? Guess who teaches all these people.