Quitting and getting a job at a company "that isn't the scum of the earth" is easy. Getting an opportunity to do great things is hard. Blue-sky R&D is dead, and

Quitting and getting a job at a company "that isn't the scum of the earth" is easy. Getting an opportunity to do great things is hard. Blue-sky R&D is dead, and very few people ever end up with the money to own their lives instead of renting them from a boss. People work for the Zyngas of the world because they expect to be able to do great things after the big payday, but that rarely pans out.