>> A lot of people want to have their cake and eat it too: No tenure AND low wages. It won't work out. Sure you can. That's what the current system of adjuncts is like.

>The problem is that you lose the people who are the most competent. Those who know what they are doing, have valuable skills, etc.

So, you can have your cake and eat it too... provided that the cake is half-off because it's not competitive.

Which is what Scott Aaronson said.