I don't see what's wrong with doing this as long as it's what you're into. Not everyone needs or wants to get married and have kids in their 30s. Coding can be

I don't see what's wrong with doing this as long as it's what you're into. Not everyone needs or wants to get married and have kids in their 30s. Coding can be more fun than talking to people. That said, it's simply not true that getting to a senior staff-level, or even director-level, position in tech requires busting your ass with 996 and no personal life. It might take a few extra years, or switching jobs a few times, but the higher end of the ladder is one with extremely diminishing returns on your personal time input. In certain positions your value is your ability to pattern match with previous experience, and such experience won't come to you any faster when you sit at the computer for a few more hours. And if you go past that, into the c-suite, it's full of people who have a lengthy resume/connections and leave work at 4pm to go pick up their kids.