[vram22]

>Also, intelligent, math oriented individuals have other avenues in the US, like finance, (and unlike the rest of the world) dentistry and medicine are lucrative careers.

Dentistry and medicine are very lucrative careers in India.

[fullwedgewhale]

But not all over the world. In some countries, even in Europe, you can be a physician and do 'okay,' but being a computer programmer would be better.