Every single craft has been paying “The Passion Tax” for generations. This term (coined by author and organizational psychologist Adam Grant) — and backed by scientific research — simply states that the more someone is passionate about their work, the more acceptable it is to take advantage of them. In short, loving what we do makes us easy to exploit.
#the divide and conquer admin mentality has been extremely effective in academia#most humanities “professors” are temps working without health insurance on a few thousand dollars per course#a quarter of adjunct professors are on gov't benefits#but i actually dont' think these industries are dying#the mistake i keep seeing is people of the older generation believe their field is exceptionally in crisis#and at some point younger people will realize it and stop coming#but if your choice is working for 20-30k/year in retail or at a university - why not pick the university?#the work hours might technically be longer but you can organize most of them yourself and not wreck your knees#(important additional note: university enrollment is still rising; this is about exploitation not demand)
