Why Making 150k-200k in Data Science or Software Engineering Does Not Make You Successful

Before you tear me apart for saying this, just hear me out.

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I see a lot of YouTube videos and other posts online from people saying “I quit my six digit job in data science etc etc” and from the reading of these posts it is indirectly implied that they were successful. Also, the people that make less money and…