> Do you honestly believe that someone who spends their life looking for a cure, does it in the hopes of making lots of cash when they're 60?

It isn't just the creators of the intellectual property, it's the investors.

> If you're that kind of person, there's other professions out there that will let you make bank before you're too old to enjoy it.

From what I hear, that applies even more strongly to the arts than to the STEMs.

I suspect the parent poster was referring to certain professions known for being older than any other one.

That sounds like you're referring to prostitution; I don't know the economics of that, but I'd assumed chmod775 was referring to the FIRE sector.