Looks like I misread GP (thought ref was to the investment period). Why do some smart people go into obscure fields. Who knows, there are so many variables. On

Looks like I misread GP (thought ref was to the investment period). Why do some smart people go into obscure fields. Who knows, there are so many variables. One of my absolute favorite cs geeks is John Backus. Do you know how he got into computing in the '40s? He was walking down the street and liked the look of the street level display of the IBM office and walked in and began his career in computing. And granted, he was a unique and somewhat strange bird, but that is one of the variables mentioned. I honestly don't think people like him really pay attention to what the liberal arts crowd ("intelligentsia" /g) thinks about technology.