This is only true if society as a whole sees it this way as well, but too often this is not the case. If you don’t start certain things at certain ages, the doo

This is only true if society as a whole sees it this way as well, but too often this is not the case. If you don’t start certain things at certain ages, the doors close to the next step, and then it becomes progressively more difficult to get on the track because “now you’re too old to start at the beginning” and the system is so rigid it rejects people without the prerequisites. It’s really quite ridiculous but something I’ve experienced myself. The trick is to not hold so tight to the end result and accept that if the system won’t let you in, find things adjacent without the same requirements.