Realistic take I think.

I'm definitely capable of being an engineer, but I'm primarily motivated by the prospect of a stable career with above-average income (as I suspect many of us are).

Software engineering ticks a lot of boxes in terms of working conditions, but it's one of those fields which is hard to do if one's heart is not in it.

The hard part is thinking of a decent alternative career to exit towards that doesn't require years of study.