You've somewhat described me and my high school friends. We were always creating different projects for fun in high school & university (software, websites, vid

You've somewhat described me and my high school friends. We were always creating different projects for fun in high school & university (software, websites, videos, music, podcasts) and in later life we've all gone "indie" in our own ways. I'm a solo indie dev, my friend founded a web development company and ran a solo subscription-coffee-delivery business, and my other friend turned those early VHS videos into a TV show & successful YouTube channel, standup comedy career & series of books. We all got degrees as well (CS, mathematics, engineering, design). But I don't think it's essential, or that it works that way for everyone.