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		yardie on Sept 28, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sle... Don't even need to go east. Cuba is that way right now. Bartenders, cab drivers, and prostitutes with PhDs.

gipp on Sept 28, 2017 | [–]

Don't even need to go anywhere.

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pacala on Sept 28, 2017 | [–]

The PhD system is a Ponzi scheme. There are a few lucky winners, and a vast army of overspecialized people with little real-world options.

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