Their older children all became doctors, but their youngest son chose/followed a different (career) 'path'.
His friends all went to college, but he chose to 'follow' a different path. [=to do something different]
He believes the average consumer is being 'led down the garden path' by the promises in advertisements.
(..) they go to find Superman. Wrong category, boy. No, not triangles. Yes, Euclidean triangle inequality The shortest distance between any points is a straight path. And I believe the swiftest path to Superman... .. is a pretty little road. Mmm, called Lois Lane. Aahhhhhh!! (..)2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice