[GianFabien]

Perhaps the root of the problem is that by trying to avoid the "external crap from other people", the writer reveals his concern for what others might think.

There is nothing wrong with you just because you aren't motivated by tech work. There are lots of other forms of work, career, etc.

For me working in an air conditioned office under fluorescent lighting sucks the life out of me. So I rearranged my life to avoid what I sense to be bad for my soul.