Why Do You Do Academic Research? Because Because.

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness · Aug 11, 2023 · 11m

The outside world is going to crap what you actually do in the academic game. Nobody is going to like your research, few people are ever going to read what you do, and the rest of the world is going to discredit your profession. You will be vastly underpaid compared to what you can do in the industry. So then why do you do what you do? There is just one simple answer. Because because.