Yes, programming is fighting against other programmers and their bugs, which becomes demotivating if you don't need the money. So I left in 1997 after my 0b100000th birthday. Thought that investing in stock index certificates will get me 11% per year on average. And then the dotcom bubble exploded and I run out of money in 2018. Luckily, my family supports me and I don't need much for a living.