I’m 18 and getting into offensive security. Working through HTB Academy’s pentester path and doing bug bounties on HackerOne and Bugcrowd. Lately I’ve been wondering if the real version of this field ever matches what Mr. Robot makes it look like - both the thrill and the money. For people actually doing this work: does it feel exciting once you’re deep in it? And is serious income realistic, or am I romanticizing it? Want honest takes, not encouragement. submitted by /u/Acceptable-Cloud1690 [link] [comments]