Is pursuing DS instead of SWE a bad idea?

I've a CS degree and I'm currently working as a new grad Data Analyst. Aside from building dashboards and reports, I also do a lot of data engineering and some ML modelling. I'm planning to get a CS Masters after 1 - 2 years of work, then switch to DS. But looking at this sub, it seems like a lot of people recommend switching to SWE instead? I do enjoy software engineering work so I wouldn't mind the transition, but …

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