Also: Dog bites man... Lure of Great Wealth Affects Career Choices - New York Times

Sure, it seems like an obvious headline. What it's really about is that the well educated few who have the luxury of such choices are increasingly drawn out of merely upper-middle-class employment (like being a doctor) to endeavors with lotto-style payoffs like investment banking and private equity.

This is not a good thing for several reasons. First, this level of inequality is bad just in general. But also, the level of envy that this induces in people who have already won life's lottery is, in a certain sense, tragic.

Sure, it would be nice to have millions and millions and retire early, but the fact that the top 2% is depressed because it isn't the top 0.01% is obscene.

If you're already making $200K doing something you like, you've won. Be happy. Go out to eat and don't think about the check. And for God's sake, don't spend all day reading about people richer than you.  ¶ 12:43 PM