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At the time, it seemed that academia and science were highly respected professions. After all, it took years of study to get anywhere, and jobs often “paid in prestige” more than $$. But it was considered so important that unbiased, non-corporate studies and sciences be done that they were supported in academia by institutions like tenure, and elsewhere by the government-funded research institutes. (I oversimplify; character limits.) It seemed a no-brainer (heh) to pursue the noble calling.