> This makes one wonder why so many people (including myself) are still
> attracted to this job market? Is it because it is a consequence of
> the brainwashing touting academic work as a "calling" as she claims?
> Or is it because the alternatives suck even more?
You still (sometimes) have more control of your time and what you spend it on? (Ended that with a period, then reconsidered.)
-- Andy