[ian0]

| "In a world where nothing seems sure anymore"

The world changing is the one thing thats constant! When I went to college computer science saw so few students the entrance points were the lowest in the university, they nearly shut it down due to low class sizes. And the subsequent tech revolution was an still amazingly tame and uneventful period compared to the previous decades of social upheaval. Hell even improvements in tech right now are probably less mind blowing than most of the industrial revolution.

Knowledge hasn't changed due to recent events, it doesn't become cheaper or more expensive. You never had to be smart, its just the smart thing to do as it makes filling the bottom part of mazlows hierarchy of needs a lot easier for us humans.

So do what you wanna do and challenge yourself in a nice way. If your sensible get into a career that provides and doesn't bring you down, then do a passion on the side. If you wanna go all-in on painting or acting or indie game design go for it - just realise its gonna be tough.

I will say that the psychological positive of having financial stability >35 cant be overstated. But in saying that Ive rarely met a person who regretted what they did in their 20s, unless is was working all the time.