That sounds nice, and I can't speak from a 40 year old perspective, but around 15 (I was 16) I started using my minimal programming knowledge to earn money and

That sounds nice, and I can't speak from a 40 year old perspective, but around 15 (I was 16) I started using my minimal programming knowledge to earn money and learned a lot about business. It happened because I moved to asia and couldn't play video games online and didn't know what to do with all this free time, I had internet but not fast enough to play games. I ended up stumbling on the world of domain buying/selling and have made a living off it for years because of the work and knowledge I acquired mostly early on back in high school. I am not saying don't have fun, but sometimes an early advantage like that opens more doors for the rest of your life and teaches you skills well beyond your age. In fact, I might argue I got to have more fun (living abroad, traveling, buying almost anything my consumerist heart desires) because I actually put in some work really young and it paid off handsomely.