This will seem kinda arrogance. Well, don't read if you're offended (damn, I think I don't need to add this on Diaspora. Do I)
I'm lucky that I born into a good family. My parents does a good job educating me. They basically took a "do whatever I want to" approach. And I happen to love computer science and technology. Thus I did very well in my field and have quite a well paying and fulfilling job. But lately I'm thinking, like, WTF am I doing, really? Is writing code, learning new tech and seeing problems in tech all day what I want to do? What if I want to have a girlfriend eventually? Or a family in the far future? I did well because I've nothing else more "fun" or "important" to do. Yet, what happens when I do? Loosing the highly competitive and evolving tech trend is scary. You're tech stack becomes obsolete in months. Also, being nerdy is the worst way to start a relationship, etc.. Or whatever I want to do in the future.
Some my my friends basically said that I should be graceful for what I have. It's true, I'm lucky. But that doesn't mean I don't have my problems nor I should not attempt at solving them. Yet what can I do? No chance I'm doping tech and code as my hobby. It makes no sense financially and personally. I still feel there's something more important than hobby and jobs...