So I think about dropping out, again, and doing something similar that is just easier, or going into a different direction altogether, like design. Feeling some uncertainty whether I should really let 5 years of my life go to waste like this to start something else which I might not finish either.

Routinely, I check my news and you mention a five year old article that could have been written by my future self. Fuck, if only I had read this five years ago, it might have given me the kind of confirmation I seem to need, as other people try to keep me from quitting. Which is the right thing to do, since just quitting is really not that wise. But I am not alone, it appears. Feels good. Thank you very much for linking that article despite its age, at exactly the right time.