[actsasbuffoon]

> if you are looking for validation, you are committing the grave error of confirmation bias.

That's an excellent point. Most of the people here are gainfully employed as developers, or in some tech-adjacent role. There probably aren't many people here who tried it, decided it wasn't working, and went back to school to become a doctor.

That doesn't mean those people don't exist, but you're not likely to find them on HN.