I agree, back in 2007, even at Stanford, i-banking and consulting were still very popular and glamorous. The economy has changed, and the tech industry is boom

I agree, back in 2007, even at Stanford, i-banking and consulting were still very popular and glamorous. The economy has changed, and the tech industry is booming while the finance industry has shrunk. I wouldn't attribute this to OWS, but to the general realization that the finance industry was too big, and many of its services didn't add value. For example, people will be much more skeptical of hedge funds with magical ways to make money, even though there will still be some genuine hedge funds that can outperform the market. All these changes mean that the tech industry can compete with finance even in terms of salary.