>I wish all programmers with a healthy bank account and vested stock quit their FAANG jobs and did research A lot of the most interesting research stuff is hap

>I wish all programmers with a healthy bank account and vested stock quit their FAANG jobs and did research A lot of the most interesting research stuff is happening in FAANGs though where there are more resources and direction for research. I'd love to be able to do something useful outside of it, but I don't think there's more opportunities to do impactful research in academia or on your own than in a FAANG