Follow art dreams or chase tech money

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So I've sunk 3 semesters at a top uni (so of course all of high school as well studying up random bull and kissing ass) being a yuppie and studying cs. Shit was depressing as fuck to me so I finally decided take a year off (can still return) to learn how to draw which I've always wanted to do. Now considering art school - actual good design programs with legit grads in industry, specifically Art Center.

My friends in the valley, many who didn't even go to college, are still making serious bank from what sounds like mostly dicking around with whatever cs knowledge they have, much more practical than all the theory/math crap I've been learning in school. Also crypto. Recently talked to a trustworthy bud, didn't go to college, who just randomly signed up for a position at a tech hotshot's new startup, and he's telling me it's actually that easy. Given, he knows his tech shit, it's just way more industry-relevant than uni textbook crap.

So I'm at a crossroads right now - should I even go back to uni and waste 2-3 more years getting a cs degree I might not even need, get a degree at all like English or something just to look smart I guess, transfer to art school for illustration or design (which could well be relevant in tech work), or take coding bootcamp and get money while forgoing uni? I hated coding the first time around, but the thought of just skipping college and getting to the heart of what is actually necessary makes it more appealing.

Tldr:
stay in school (sink money but get degree, depressing work)?
take the shortcut (less money, no degree, still depressing work)?
art school for art (expensive, less jobs, but what I like the most)?
art school for design (semi-compromise)?