I can code and was planing on entering the field. But the writing was already on the wall.

Not being from the USA helps with this decision.

I was offered a payed internship at uk minimum wage. 18k per year at the time.

I got turned down because I asked how much. I was 25 at the time and trying to raise a family. After that the offerings got worse at the bottom. So it discouraged me from continuing with my degree.

I now code for myself and to automate my work. I get paid much better now than if I had of followed that path.

I can only imagine how the millions of cs majors are coping with this.