> In a lot of the world it's nowhere near as well paid as most of the professions which have comparable requirements in terms of the amount academic study, vocational apprenticeship and natural aptitude needed.
Teaching/Academia isn't a real job and can be replaced with the internet
Teaching/academia being a job has nothing to do with the comment you replied to, and even if it were, I'm curious how would you replace academical research "with the internet"?
It baffles me that you can even write "academia isn't a real job" while the entire planet is desperately hoping for biomedical breakthroughs. Almost all of the people working on COVID have advanced degrees; many of them work in academic labs.
As for teaching, if you want to be intubated by someone who once a post about it on Medium, well...best of luck.
Teaching/Academia isn't a real job and can be replaced with the internet