When I read stories like this, I always think of the systemic factors that are creating this behavior; that America, and indeed many countries in the world, do not have the social safety nets to take care of its own people when they can't work anymore. It would be better and more efficient for a nation as a whole to take care of its children so that they can choose their own avenues of success rather than needing to choose between two hard choices. Imagine where mankind could be if we had everyone being able to have the basics, and ample free time to think, to explore, to experiment, to create. I dream to see such a world, and to see the human progress that results.