I think this is the same as saying "You're very tall, you should be a basketball player!" or perhaps "You're very well endowed. It'd be a waste not to go into porn!"
We all have different motivators. The true freedom is being able to choose your career path because you have more options than someone with more limited capabilities. A career is a significant life decision and to a degree it's imperative to disregard what other people want or expect from you in order to have long-term satisfaction.
Perhaps some people are "too smart" for business because the inherent illogic and stupidity of it all can be a constant source of irritation, but that's something you can learn to accept.
Since when are people like Wolfram ridiculed? Maybe you're confusing the perverse American-style backlash against intellectuals with some specific grudge against polymaths.
We all have different motivators. The true freedom is being able to choose your career path because you have more options than someone with more limited capabilities. A career is a significant life decision and to a degree it's imperative to disregard what other people want or expect from you in order to have long-term satisfaction.
Perhaps some people are "too smart" for business because the inherent illogic and stupidity of it all can be a constant source of irritation, but that's something you can learn to accept.
Since when are people like Wolfram ridiculed? Maybe you're confusing the perverse American-style backlash against intellectuals with some specific grudge against polymaths.