A decade is pretty long. Long enough to not be into video games anymore, long enough to raise your life expenses to match your income, long enough to burn out, long enough to have children and other interests …

Going back to lower income is really difficult, a lot of people bore themselves to death, dreaming of another job but stay just because they are well paid.

I’m not saying you are wrong, but how can you be sure that the « you » in ten years will have the willpower to follow your initial plan ? Good pay can sometimes be a trap.

A decade is a huge portion of your life and I certainly wouldn't want to spend what little time I have doing something I'm less fond of in the hope that I'll be sitting on a pile of money one day and maybe then I can go do what I actually want.

I understand that sentiment. I'd rather not be working at all, but alas.