You can succeed without. Note that the whole field, the whole job market actually, is going to go through tremendous changes due to A.I in the coming decade. It

You can succeed without. Note that the whole field, the whole job market actually, is going to go through tremendous changes due to A.I in the coming decade. It's already happening. I wouldn't expect you'll be able get good pay doing this work 10 years from now, it's possible but also the opposite is possible, so better to think about plan b from a very young age.