To add a meta contribution to yours using anecdotes: US pipeline for metallurgical R&D broken (by financial/cultural incentives) This guy studied metallurgy i

To add a meta contribution to yours using anecdotes: US pipeline for metallurgical R&D broken (by financial/cultural incentives) This guy studied metallurgy in Carleton U, Canada, switched to CS, founded YC, emotionalized the decision https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39600555 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39600555 Who knows, he might have become John Carmack's John Carmack, building rockets better than Carmack or Elon