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I couldn't agree more. I left linguistics 10 years ago for the same reasons you described and never once looked back.

• dkimball 17y ago
  I think the budget part is the largest one -- the extremely low capital necessary compared to almost any other field. Paul Graham has an essay on, I think, things noticed in the startup culture by someone native to a different field -- who observed that you can found Google or Reddit for less than it costs to remodel a kitchen...