This is the first time that I read a background story of someone who feels similar to mine (which isn't to say it's a special story). I too got interested in girls and stopped with my computer hobby. I too started business school at first and eventually switched to computer science (started in 2010).
I always felt a bit out of place for having this origin story compared to 'normal computer science' students. I know it kind of sounds ridiculous, but it never stopped me from feeling it. Murdock's story really gave me the feeling that its just a silly thought I'm having :)
I suspect a there's a bit of confirmation bias going on here. All we seem to hear about on sites like HN, Reddit, TechCrunch are those individuals whose interest in computers started at a very young age. I suspect if you aggregated to all developers, a significant number, if not the majority have a story similar to yours. For what it's worth, my story is like yours, I was interested in my youth, found other interests, and didn't "find myself" until college.
I always felt a bit out of place for having this origin story compared to 'normal computer science' students. I know it kind of sounds ridiculous, but it never stopped me from feeling it. Murdock's story really gave me the feeling that its just a silly thought I'm having :)