pearljammer said:
Couldn't agree more. Money made is by no means an accurate measure of hard work and dedication, although I'm sure there is at least a weak positive correlation. The professional athlete would work harder than almost all others in our society if this were true. So would musicians... but only the popular ones, of course. |
Well look at the odds proffesional atheletes face... you have to pretty much dedicate your entire life to a sport to make it to the pros with very few exceptions... and those exceptions usually revolve around dedicating yourself to another sport.
Also look at their average life expectancies.
The average Life Expectancy for a Player in the NFL is 55. That's like 22 years of your life gone thanks to your work. I mean can we really say NFL players are overpaid when they give up 22 years of their life? This is counting people that aren't hardly ever in the games! So the numbers for the people on the field all the time. Lets say they're probably gruesome.
As for musicians. Look how many people try to be musicians. Look how many suceed. It's a very hard thing to write a song the whole world listens to.
It's not a matter of "Working hardest" so much as doing things other people can't do.
Teachers don't make more because teaching is inherently rewarding in most cases. Some of the worst teaching jobs pay the best... and there are tons of people who want to be teachers... meaning there are often replacements.
The same could be said for short order cooks... and a number of other jobs.
If your a scientist and you aren't making a lot of money, your likely dedicated to a study that doesn't have much practical use. Why? Because it's inherently rewarding.
