It is your choice in the West.

Everyone has access to education and the option to change their job unless they are being kept as a literal slave.

But as I said it's not just a case of one choice, it's what you lose and what discomfort and risk you have to put up with if you do something like move to a different city or start another career from the bottom.

I mean have you ever done that?

About 5 years ago I switched career and started right back at minimum wage but now I'm earning double what I was. It was a risk and I was living in someone's garage for a year to save on rent but if I didn't take that risk I'd have been poor my whole life.