Comment by gosu

It's true that, if you learn to enjoy CS-related work, it's thrilling and rewarding. You'll find dazzling solutions to interesting problems, and have a blast doing it. But as respectable a craft as CS work is, does your output really improve anyone's life? Probably not, and it likely even contributes to some mild social ill. And once the dopamine wears off, have the lonely hours spent solving fun puzzles in front of a screen been a good use of your time on Earth?

I'd still recommend a CS major, but I urge perspective.