Deep pockets AND freedom to publish? This will be like many other industries: Make 100k a year at this noble job and better the knowledge of mankind vs Make

Deep pockets AND freedom to publish? This will be like many other industries: Make 100k a year at this noble job and better the knowledge of mankind vs Make 500k a year at a soulsucking corp job, doing research to better the rate at which we get people to click adds by 1% Guess which jobs many great minds would take? I would take #2. At the end of the day, I can't feed my family with goodwill and back pats.