That's not what I meant. OP states in reply to my comment, "I unironically enjoy CS," followed immediately by, which could be interpreted as qualifying or laying the scope of the previous phrase, "I like programming and I like being close to the metal." That qualifier reveals some misunderstanding about what CS is, because it is not programming (though programming is a tool computer scientists may use) and it has little to nothing to do with "metal" aka hardware (yet another tool). I would have the same reaction to an English major that claimed, "I enjoy studying English. I really love typing and I love word processors." Because that is making the same mistakes as OP. Typing is a tool, word processors are tools, and they are not the study of English, though students of English invariably will utilize typing and word processors.