True. I often wonder if I were a kid today I would still follow the same path. As a kid, I wanted to make animations with sound on a computer. All I had was basic, and I made suite a few, learning a lot in the process. No internet to help. Only a book my sister had from college.
It is all there these days. Want to make an animation? Plenty of programs and websites that ease the process. Want it in code? Someone made a beautiful library that does that.
I also was interested in electronics, so I bought an Atmel stk 500. Programming? Only assembly was free. So had to dig through the datasheet and example programs. Still no internet. We'll, it was beginning then. These days? It is a matter of stitching libraries together.
Well of course, you could do all that, or watch in awe how a YouTuber dedicated his life to doing exactly what you had in mind, excelling at it, making a spectacular video about it, doing crazy things you never thought of. After that, why bother.
I am pretty sure I would not be in the same place. Programming, math, electronics? It would not be that high on my priority list anymore. I'd probably consider it a waste of time.
Not easy being a kid these days.