20 people failed at the task you lucked into. unfortunately computer science got a reputation for being lucrative and is now over saturated. most graduates end up changing careers. entry level positions are few and far between. they will also be replaced with ai years before a competent person with experience can. however ai assistance will make each competent person more productive requiring fewer of them.   in europe that is a very high salary. most of them make what you did part time in college.
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