They're cheap comparatively. They also cost over 3x what they did 20 years ago and pay non teaching staff well. If it were truly about not having any money, I'd expect support and admin staff to also be low paid, but they're not. I don't want a lot of money, but I need enough to be secure and therefore able to devote my attention to my work.

> Many of the Adjuncts I know do it not as primary income, but as secondary income, and they do not do it for financial gain they fine other value in it like the original story.

Where do they adjunct? You see more of this at grad level or higher-level undergrad course adjuncting.

I also have major problems with the exploitation of vocational awe that happens in higher ed. If they don't need the money why accept pay at all? Why not make it a volunteer position? Surely there are enough retirees that adjuncts could be replaced with volunteers if the money is not a concern?