Should you follow passion or should you follow what you think is needed/good for secure living Hello,
I've been working for over a decade and I can't really say I am exceptionally passionate about my career choice. I am on the other hand very passionate about being very very good at whatever I do.
To your point, I'd say you have to like whatever career you choose to a certain extent. As you seem to. You don't have to be very passionate about it, but you have to like it. You can start specializing in areas of that career you enjoy most.
I've been specializing in Marketing but has recently transitioned to an operations and people management role which allowed me avenues to practice analytics, process improvements and people development which I'm finding I do enjoy. And you're still young. Just try to list down stuff you like doing, and narrow down your options from there. Like what you did as above. I'm sure wherever that takes you, you can make it work if you really want to.
Try to find a job that allows you to maintain a good work-life balance thereby allowing you to pursue what your passionate about alongside it.
Might be good to note as well that doing things you like can sometimes be more special by the mere fact that you don't get to do it often. I remember someone telling me they used to be very passionate about writing but when they had it for a job they started hating it.
Anyway, just a couple of cents from a person who never had any specific career goals other than be good at whatever job I'm in. Modesty aside, that never stopped me from being content and relatively successful.