I love to build things and I am not keen on sliding into a management position. But this becomes the easiest career path once your soft skills start to increase to the detriment of raw coding skills.
On the other hand I've seen enough engineers with decades of experience who said no to going into management and who are now basically irrelevant.
Both these outcomes are scary but they seem to be the defaults for someone who goes with the flow.
A good way to stay relevant is to change jobs now and then (maybe every 5 years or so), and also using your own time to learn new things.
When you are a junior engineer you just crank out code and the level and employability of your skills automagically increase. But after some time this free lunch quietly stops. You suddenly have to manage your career.
You are absolutely correct: You should only go if you are interested. But if your alternative is to be jobless....
Or at least get setup, so you have money in the bank. You never know when you might need it later on in life. If you do experience tough times, for finding a job.