This is a fairly standard story with a modern twist. Taking the story at face value she seems as though she was academically very bright from an early age. With

This is a fairly standard story with a modern twist. Taking the story at face value she seems as though she was academically very bright from an early age. With that comes a full set of expectations. "Oh, she'll be really successful at whatever she does because she's so bright!" comes in a bunch of variations from teachers, family and friends. Many children want to please their parents and so follow that path and get oddles of social approval. (good grades/schools/careers) Google is the West Coast flavor but it could be a great law firm, Goldman Sachs, medical field etc. At around 30 the majority of these folks don't have too many more hurdles to clear and they start to question the "Why" of what they're doing for the first time. The modern twist is the fact that the author is a little self absorbed and many people are reacting to that. 8 minute YouTube follow up videos etc. A very long winded story that could be tightened up. What's most interesting is how little she's really challenging herself by changing her environment. Same field (tech) and same state (SoCal vs NorCal) She saw how a single weekend with people not from her field impacted her life. Why not take that weekend and stretch it into a year! Imagine what could happen then? Right now with this path I'd say 50%+ chance "relative" poverty will set it in 12 - 18 months and she'll be back in the womb of a large technology company again.