Mr Opinion,
So, who pays you for what ?

Dear individual,

Sociology is not a vocation that one pursues for the purpose of earning an income. The aim of doing sociology is to become a sociologist. I assume you are vocationally trained like an engineer, lawyer, etc., whose purpose in studying was to gain employment to derive an income.

Mr Opinion,
When you said "as a sociologist".. it came across to me as your profession. I entered the (basic) engineering world because it interested me & I could tell early that I could make a difference which I did. I was one of the many who kept essential services running & people appreciated that. Some of my ideas/designs are still in use today after many years as are those of all the other tradies.
Of the countless bureaucrats & managers who's directions we were under their mistakes & mismanagement are still haunting many communities. Govt Departments too are still reeling from the finances wasted. I have never met a Sociologist hence my asking who pays you for what !

Dear individual,

We're not all slaves to $$$. A lot of people just like being something for the love of it.

But then one does not need to be a sociologist to study the things that sociologists study. So why spend years of study to obtain several degrees to call myself a sociologist just to do the sort of things that others who don't have a fistful of degrees in humanities can do anyway?

Mr Opinion,
Your evasion is proof as to how Uni indoctrinated operate !

It's a pity that threads always seem to be dragged out by individual combatants, with nothing better to do than argue the toss over stuff that has nothing to do with the topic.