No, not really a rant. Not enough ignorance to qualify for a rant.

As for my "solution", it could vaporise at any moment, thanks to the inherent uncertainty of the industry I work in. Then I'll probably be forced to work a stressful 5-day-a-week job like almost everyone else, at a lower rate of pay, too. So I should be thankful for my current situation, and make the most out of it, except I'm too much of a prognosticator for that to happen.

Oh yeah, I'm roughly a decade older than you, and I also still don't know what I want to do when I grow up. But I don't really care about that any more. My hobbies are enough to keep me satisfied.