I just remembered how good the market was when I started college.

>learn to code

Which means you would've been laid off today.
"The market" never has and never will care about you. It's always a rat race and you have to be better than average to do well in any field and any market.

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Laid off with 5 years of experience + money vs graduating with zero experience and zero chance of getting a job?
One is clearly better.