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Re:Not being an asshole will make you more money by ThrowawayR2 on Friday March 06, 2020 @01:09PM (#22505799)
How are professors not middle class, financially? Academia doesn't pay particularly well.
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Re:Not being an asshole will make you more money by bradlys on Friday March 06, 2020 @01:29PM (#22505965)
Financially - it's possible they're middle class. I've seen plenty of professors making $150k+/yr though... That's 3x the median household income.

But, I think middle class is more than just raw finance. Educational background of the parents is very important too. If you grow up with two professors - don't you think you'll do better than two high school dropouts? (On average)

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Re:Not being an asshole will make you more money by chinesempire on Friday March 06, 2020 @01:19PM (#22505875)
I wish my father was professor at University.

How is it not upper class?

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