> isn't it better that people follow their passions instead of maximizing their individual profit?
That’s a false dichotomy. We should balance our passions with our need to earn, support ourselves and contribute to society. Most people do this by adopting their passion as a hobby.
A society can only support so many professional musicians, artists, historians and the like. There are infinitely more people passionate about these things than society can support. Supply and demand dictates that salaries for such jobs be low.
Finally, it’s a mistake to think that people are studying subjects simply because they are passionate about them - the social science college students I knew all chose it because it was “easy”. Many of these people would have been far better served by learning a vocation - I’m sure they could even find one they’re passionate about if they were actually exposed to them.
That’s a false dichotomy. We should balance our passions with our need to earn, support ourselves and contribute to society. Most people do this by adopting their passion as a hobby.
A society can only support so many professional musicians, artists, historians and the like. There are infinitely more people passionate about these things than society can support. Supply and demand dictates that salaries for such jobs be low.
Finally, it’s a mistake to think that people are studying subjects simply because they are passionate about them - the social science college students I knew all chose it because it was “easy”. Many of these people would have been far better served by learning a vocation - I’m sure they could even find one they’re passionate about if they were actually exposed to them.