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Another alternative is to not get a higher education at all, but to work some slave wage job, so I can save up to start a fastlane business. I don't know if that's a smart move, though, since it seems very risky.
It's generally not a smart move when you can increase your job earning potential by going to school, thus reducing the risk you take. School is free in Sweden, but not in America/Canada/Aus/England where most of the forum is from, so the cost of higher education is part of the risk calculation. Not for you. As a result, studying something makes sense especially if you don't have a business idea that you can execute on right now.
I just want to know what would objectively be the best, so I can weigh that against what is the best for me (subjectively).
A general "what's the best" solution doesn't exist. I don't know you or what you're good at or what you enjoy.
In general, though, pick something that's in demand and is projected to be in demand for at least the next decade. It should make you enough money that you're able to save. Most importantly, it should continue to be an option even if you start a business and fail, so you can build yourself back up again without being destitute. Ideally, you should be able to work this job without wanting to off yourself.
Weigh your options yourself using a weighted decision matrix. We can't do this work for you.
As far as not getting stuck in the Slowlane, please don't worry about getting stuck in the Slowlane!
The Slowlane rat race is not about getting a job versus not getting a job. It's a general wealth strategy employed by the middle class and explains why they don't get rich. It's taking job money and investing it in the stock market and a single real estate asset (primary residence) in order to grow their wealth. It's not effective because the math doesn't work. It's attractive because it requires little actual thinking: just work your job, don't get fired, max out your (tax sheltered personal investment fund), own your home, and let the stock market and housing market grow your wealth for you.
The Fastlane, more than anything, is about creating revenue and value-generating assets. If you focus on doing that, it doesn't matter whether you spend 40 hours of your week working for someone else to pay your bills (until that work is better spent working on building your own asset). The only way you get trapped in the Slowlane is if you say "I don't wanna run a business, I'd rather just work this job and ride the coattails of the market".
One last thing: don't be scared to commit. Lack of confidence is the cause of "shiny object syndrome". Once you've made a choice, stick with it until it becomes clear that it's not appropriate, and don't cry over the sunk cost if it fails.
Good luck