I agree that it's a shame our society doesn't place more importance on these 'grand visions'. That being said, I think the reason so many people are learning pr

I agree that it's a shame our society doesn't place more importance on these 'grand visions'. That being said, I think the reason so many people are learning programming and studying computing is because there are big companies like FB where they can make a good living. So it's not like corporations are 'stealing' the talent away from academia, etc.