As someone who made advances in two mostly independent fields (arguably 3), 100%!

But also, while I'm not mega rich, I'm very comfortable, if only to keep me from stirring the pot some more with my troublemaking nature. This is where Tom Lehrer's advice that selling out is OK if you get a good price comes into play. And yes, satire, but surprisingly good career advice in the real world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz-Aed356kA