[lbo-talk] A Glimpse into the Fate of Ph.D's currently

[Jordan Hayes]

> Most of academia right now consists of tomato pickers.
> Temporary workers with no benefits and no security.
> And an overwhelming amount of work.

The bust of a pyramid scheme, of course.  Those near the top have it 
much better than those at the bottom.  It's always seemed to me that it 
was incredibly rare for someone to get a job teaching at a school that 
ranks better than the one they graduated from.  A race to the bottom, 
no?

/jordan