Anyone else become a dev simply because they followed the path of least resistance?

Like, I do enjoy it but went something like this

>Be me
>Grade 9, picking HS subjects
>"Well I do like computers and air-conditioning" picks IT
>"Oh cool extra IT course at school for free"
>"Wow, ok. Free 6 month course after HS" because I did well in the course at school
>Recruited straight into first job at country's biggest life insurance company

nah, just wanted to make games... ended up in web dev...

More like I didn't feel fit for traditional jobs that require skilled hands, physical strength or being ready for work in the early morning. Working in a hospital for 1.5 years instead of compulsory military service proved my doubts were wrong but still it was very challenging and my coworkers said I should got to University (bad advice) and use my brain to earn an income (good advice).

So in a way, I took an "easy" path but what's the point of choosing a hard challenge as a daily job when there are choices?

And it turned development isn't easy either, it's just hard on a different level and now we have daily standups and toxic work culture apart from the "actual job".