[hashemian]

I donno, I've come across or read about fair number of people who worked on a crazy idea for a very long time, as if they were planning to throw their life away chasing that idea. Some had a breakthrough and ended up being a huge win. But I'm sure there are many many more who just ended up nowhere. So, I guess it's a gamble.

[chistev]

If you persist and win, they'll write good things about you. If you lose, they'll say you were stubborn.