[icecap12]

I have a relative (now in his 60's) who is a globally renowned network engineer from Silicon Valley. He has many patents, worked on just about every protocol known out there, etc. Truly one of the people who made the internet what it is today. From what I can see, he was always equally interested in the money and changing the world. But now, he's in the luxurious position of being able to "work for free" if its a project that he believes will change the world for the better. Both factors have always mattered for him.

[bumby]

To be clear, I’m not implying they are mutually exclusive goals. But go through the comments and see how many people say “if EE had more impact or more interesting projects” vs speaking strictly about compensation to see my point