Yes its a waste of time. Mostly because too many of the smartest people on the planet are already employed by a pathetic billionaire buffoon class, that will pe

Yes its a waste of time. Mostly because too many of the smartest people on the planet are already employed by a pathetic billionaire buffoon class, that will pervert whatever it is you produce. That buffoon class has had a free run for too long, and are so full of themselves, we are on the verge of some sort of King Louis moment. Until that happens, whatever you work on is not going to make any diff to anything. The better option, since you have experience, is move abroad and do the same bean counting for higher pay. In S.Korea for example you will make 4-5x doing the same work, just cause of the smaller pool of experienced people there. And that changes how you look at all your dependencies. Similarly there are lot of spots on the planet where they have cash mountains but not enough people. Target them. Work for few years. Settle all your bills and then retire and work on whatever you want too.