You say you like to work on "complex things." At 16-18, there's no way you could know what that is. College is certainly less important now than it was pre-in

You say you like to work on "complex things." At 16-18, there's no way you could know what that is. College is certainly less important now than it was pre-internet, but it's still the easiest way to validate yourself to the highest paying employers (any outfit that would hire an 18yo is automatically suspect).