The cruelest gap in the AI era: some people graduate with a million, while others return from overseas and are still taking civil service exams

Brothers, I am completely shattered!
A few days ago, I had dinner with a friend and heard two real stories:
One computer science buddy of mine, who after graduation, joined a major company in Shanghai to develop AI models, worked for two years, with an annual package of 1 million.
A senior who studied law, whose family spent over 600,000 to send her to study in Hong Kong, and after returning—she couldn't find a job that met her expectations, now she's preparing for civil service exams at home.
Who do you think works harder? Who is smarter?
Neither.
It's just that they chose different paths.
In this wave of AI, some stand right at the crest of the wave, while others are swept onto the beach by the surf, with no chance to swim.
Brothers, I’m not here to create anxiety.
I just want you to see clearly—
In this era, direction is a hundred times more important than effort.