I am failing to see where are you coming from with this. If anything, changing careers to software development made me live a more fulfilling life in the last 3 years.
What would be your suggestion for the best way to live a full and fulfilling life?
I'm glad it's fulfilling for you. It is for me too. What I said wasn't an indictment on software engineering as a source of joy.
I think many 24 year olds have spent so much of their recent years thinking about their career that they might miss the fact that there's so much more to life. This time might be better spent in other ways too. I just want to nudge this individual towards considering those things too.
What would be your suggestion for the best way to live a full and fulfilling life?