“Hacking is a job … people train their entire childhoods … for …”
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"Hacking is a job that many people train their entire childhoods and young adulthood for. I can't think of a ton of other fields like that."
- Scientific researchers, including mathematicians (lots of kids who are interested in math or science start studying and experimenting at an early age)
- Musicians
- Professional athletes
- Writers and artists (many start at an early age)
- Actors (lots of actors start working professionally as kids)
Also, you can certainly become a hacker without devoting your youth to it. It's definitely possible to become a hacker when you're middle aged, and in 5-10 years someone with aptitude can become a very good hacker and have a long career ahead of them. It's much harder to start a career in professional sports in middle age.