Is This A Stupid Decision? Leaving Tech for Youtube.

Being let go as a senior software engineer is forcing me to pursue other avenues. I've decided that instead of interviewing for a new engineering job, I'm going to pursue youtube for better or worse. I'll talk about what's motivating me to choose this instead of another 9 to 5, why I think this isn't a stupid move, and how I'm betting on myself to come out on top.

1:05 - My Motivation for choosing youtube (Fulfillment, free of 9 to 5, huge potential upside)
3:43 - Is this a dumb decision (Yes) and Talking about my past experience at my coding bootcamp that helped me choose youtube.
6:42 - Current circumstances that are in my favor.
8:13 - Talking about the Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo, personal legends, purpose, etc.
9:29 - Talking about uncontrollable tradeoffs between choosing youtube vs. a 9 to 5
10:52 - Conclusion and thank you all.