University is not easy, so how did they skip the easy part? How did they get good enough grades everywhere else to pass?
Turns out: They must have done something that has nothing to do with programming but it is still computer science. What was it? What did they learn???
At the same time, I do wish it wouldn't do my proofs as well lmao
I don't agree. There are many creative and useful fields: engineering, law, finance. And others that don't require as much creativity but may be enjoyable due to social factors: medicine, teaching, emergency services.
The dilemma that people have faced is that they don't want to do earnest work, but still need money to live. There are enough types of work that are useful and stimulating in different ways that everyone should be able to find one, so long as they are given opportunities as children (we do a decent job of this in the developed world). At least, that was the contract. Many fields, not just software, are facing existential crises.