We are talking about the OP, not "a lot of people". A lot of people like problem solving, even though they don't specifically like the sorts of problems addres

We are talking about the OP, not "a lot of people". A lot of people like problem solving, even though they don't specifically like the sorts of problems addressed in most math courses. There are also many programming problems which have little to do with those math problems. I see no reason to believe that this OP is not interested in solving problems. Even if there is a anti-correlation to "problem solving" and easy of learning math, I don't think it's strong enough to make a recommendation to stay out of "hacking" or programming in general. I also protested the implicit restriction of the term "problem solving" to mean a certain specific type of intellectual problem.