A (small) part of why I entered programming was disenfranchisement, my family was poor and technology provided an out. An out that didn't require me to get mass

A (small) part of why I entered programming was disenfranchisement, my family was poor and technology provided an out. An out that didn't require me to get massively in debt with student loans. These days I'm less of an angry teenager and my family is no longer in poverty. If I was looking for an alternative I might go the commercial pilot route. I should be able to do that without going into significant debt.