i agree man.
i wish i didn't go to the gym 6 days a week for the past 15 years.
i wish i only went twice a week and put that time into making money. i'd have another 200k-300k in my life savings right now.
Who said you can't have a job and go to the gym? I worked revolving shift work for decades. Sometimes drove 105 miles to work for months and still got my workouts in. It helps if you work out at your house.
It's true though so many have thrown away any hope of a future career by focusing everything into pursuing the syringe lifestyle. After a decade of cycling on and off they are left with nothing but a bent up old picture of a temporary drug physique they had.