They certainly should be and have the autonomy to make that choice. At the same time, as I get older (and I'm not even that old), the more that I think that pe

They certainly should be and have the autonomy to make that choice. At the same time, as I get older (and I'm not even that old), the more that I think that people generally would benefit from being able to step aside from their work momentarily to have other experiences. There will be the exception of the person who really just wants to do nothing but code until they die and find no fulfillment in anything else, but they are outliers. If someone is going to figure out that their life really should just be about coding passionately, they should do so sooner rather than later so they don't end up wishing they'd done more with the youth they no longer have and can never obtain again. Life can be cruel that way and, on the contrary, I think suggesting that people not treat their life in their 30s the same way as they did in their 20s is more likely to lead to sustained happiness than telling them to indefinitely follow their passion with blinders on.