Comment by hitsurume

I spent two years mentoring someone who wanted a SWE / programming career. About 60% of that time was me slowly getting them to realize that they HATED programming but only wanted the career for the money and status. If you really wanted to learn these things and was truly interested in it, you wouldn't be making these kinds of threads. You'd be on stackoverflow or reddit asking questions in better understanding concepts you don't understand, and pushing your knowledge. There are many great careers in both tech and other industries, but you need to figure out what you actually spend your time doing that you enjoy and then working towards that direction, not the direction you hate.