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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Expectation:  some deep thinker or public intellectual, going for PhD in economics and eventually getting tenure.

Reality: a finance bro.  I hope it’s a phase.

PS: I would never say it out loud, only on an anonymous forum.[/quote]

Why would you hope it’s a phase? Finance professionals can certainly better support their families than, say, academics or “public intellectuals” [/quote]

PP. [b] I work in a, say, Wall Street adjacent area, and I see up close that there is a cost to that life.[/b]  It’s totally OK to try it out in your 20s, but to make it your life, you have to have a very clear understanding of certain things.  For example, some of those jobs don’t age well, meaning that there are people being chewed by the system.  [/quote]

I do as well as a finance professional, and I was raised by a PhD psychologist. I am utterly unconvinced the finance bro model is the way to go, particularly if you are not a "bro." Chewed up and spit out is all too common and there is no underlying core value to keep you grounded. I actually think you are depraved in values if you can't see how being in a "helping" profession might be a positive life decision, even if they "only" make 250k.[/quote]

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