I also dropped out of a Math grad school PhD program to work as a programmer. Instead of being a 40 year old postdoc permadjunct, I'm a 40 year old programmer

I also dropped out of a Math grad school PhD program to work as a programmer. Instead of being a 40 year old postdoc permadjunct, I'm a 40 year old programmer that almost nobody wants to hire because of age discrimination. At least I earn a good salary, and can semi-retire or try to bootstrap a business.