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In this brief video, Matt Damon is quizzed by a reporter who claims that he\u2019s a good actor because he knows he\u2019d be fired if he did a bad job, while teachers, with job security, have no such incentive. He persuasively lambastes the reporter, arguing that the reasons people do things \u2014 especially \u201cshitty salary\u201d jobs like teaching (but also arts careers, which have a very low chance of succeeding) \u2014 are much more nuanced than a mere job-security-incentive \u201cMBA\u201d model would suggest.
\nIt\u2019s a very illuminating example of a clash of ideologies. Damon, after all, had no \u201crational\u201d business becoming an actor, since he was almost entirely certain to fail. Now that he is a multi-millionaire, he has no \u201crational\u201d reason to continue acting, because he\u2019s assured of financial security forever. Clearly, Damon is someone whose lifelong incentives are not about \u201cjob security.\u201d Rather, his motivations are vocational \u2014 he does this because it fulfills him.
\nvia Matt Damon explains non-financial motivations and the education sector \u2013 Boing Boing<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Go to the link to see the video!! In this brief video, Matt Damon is quizzed by a reporter who claims that he\u2019s a good actor because he knows he\u2019d be fired if he did a bad job, while teachers, with job security, have no such incentive. He persuasively lambastes the reporter, arguing that the … <\/p>\n