India, Feb. 9 -- A techie's decision to quit a high-paying job at Uber to pursue teaching and content creation on YouTube has impressed social media users, with many praising his courage to choose passion over stability.

In a post on X, Akshay Saini, a former Uber software engineer, shared his journey of quitting a secure corporate role 5 years ago - a move that was widely questioned at the time but ultimately helped him build what he calls his "dream life". Today, Saini has over 2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, where he teaches coding.

"When I left Uber, a lot of people thought I had lost my mind. Good salary, big brand, stable life. And I was walking away from it to do YouTube, teaching, content creation. In India," Saini...