Half of your statement is correct. My friend works IT for a local high school, spends most of his day updating teachers computers and watching youtube. Makes the same as a 12th year teacher.
Nerds expecting movies to follow the exact canon of comics are what's wrong with America. You know why they didn't make Drax able to completely own Ronan? Because that's a boring fucking movie.
Because the guy flipping burgers doesn't have a separate $2.13/hr minimum wage, and flipping a burger takes much less effort. Please don't go out to eat, and please don't have children. For all of us.