Brain drain in finance?

Increasingly, people at my target are moving towards studying CS and pursuing SWE.

If you are decently smart, got into a good school the value proposition of finance seems to be reducing vs 10 years ago (lower pay, tough hours with minimal WLB) etc. 

As an econ / CS double major, was curious if people are noticing the same thing. Also very interested if there are people that went the IBD route over the tech route on purpose and if they are happy with their decision. 

For reference, currently a sophomore at a mid ivy. 

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