> and you may find yourself struggling in later life.
Generally you don't get to pick no struggles. If you play the tech game real hard in your 20s, you might have no friends in your 30s, and your struggle might manifest in "Ask HN: How do you make friends after 30?" type posts.
You can always push personal value down the line until you don't remember what it is you truly value. If that's only money and arbitrary success, then great, spend your 20s doing that.
Generally you don't get to pick no struggles. If you play the tech game real hard in your 20s, you might have no friends in your 30s, and your struggle might manifest in "Ask HN: How do you make friends after 30?" type posts.
You can always push personal value down the line until you don't remember what it is you truly value. If that's only money and arbitrary success, then great, spend your 20s doing that.