But not in America, where average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than faculty members of the best universities.

Ostracized for their intelligence and refusal to conform
to society's anti-intellectual values, many are deprived of a chance to learn adequate social skills and acquire good communication tools.

How can a country where typical parents are ashamed of their daughter studying mathematics instead of going dancing, or of their son reading Weber while his friends play baseball...