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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Seriously -- I'd be happy to stop working but I love living where I live and would need a bunch of money. I also like having regular human interactions with smart people. I wouldn't get that in Gatti's garrett, or on the beach with a stack of books.
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Dude, you haven't drunk the Kool Aid. You just described golden handcuffs. We all wear them. You're one of us. Doing it for the cash...
As to your second point, law offices are not bastions of the best and brightest. What smart person would tie his pay to hourly toil? Its like working in a factory, an imbecile's business model. What you meet in the traditional law firm are people who are (a) book smart (dime a dozen) and (b) risk aversive. Smart people are the one we work for; the one who make decisions and actually do things, rather than counsel others about the impact of law on their decisions. We're spectators.
If we were truly as smart as we think we are, we'd be hiring people like us to tend to our annoying legal bullshit.
As to interesting people, I've met tremendously more interesting people on the subway than in most law offices. Aside from these boards and a few friends, I've found lawyers to generally be among the most dull people alive. Why do you think these boards exist? Would we need a hideaway if the zombies we work with were at all engaging?
