alt Hacker NewsI don't see what point you are trying to make. At 25 losing your vocation gives you more than plenty of time to transition into another lifestyle. Many people will consider this the very beginning of their career. At 75, retirement is near. Your legacy is known but not final. 6 months is less than 1% of your lived life, and you have a lifetime of memories to reflect and enjoy.
I'm not entirely sure what you're on about. Are you suggesting that mathematicians should become truck drivers or plumbers and be happy with that (until the next physical-aware models release, and then...)?