That is absolutely one of the worst articles I've ever read. It's nothing but bad metaphors, questionable analogies, confused reasoning, and unfounded assertions all muddled together into what seemingly purports to be some kind of defense of the value of low-wage, low-skill, manual-labor work.
WTF?
The author assumes that anything somebody could "love" must be something "creative" and must be intellectual work... ignoring even the possibility that some people actually do love their manual jobs. Oh sure, they might wish they made more money, or wish they had more freedom and flexibility, and that might drive them to change jobs... but that doesn't mean that some people don't enjoy farming or working in factories or what-have-you.
The author also seems to assume a society based on Plato's idea that your career is picked for you at birth, and where you aren't allowed to change. But clearly we don't live in that world. If you're working on a factory floor, and hate it, then "DWYL" is an aspiration - a reason to work a little harder, volunteer for extra shifts, save more aggressively, and do whatever it takes to enable you to escape the factory floor and create the opportunity to "DWYL".
I could go on, but what's the point? This article just adds nothing useful to the world, IMO.
WTF?
The author assumes that anything somebody could "love" must be something "creative" and must be intellectual work... ignoring even the possibility that some people actually do love their manual jobs. Oh sure, they might wish they made more money, or wish they had more freedom and flexibility, and that might drive them to change jobs... but that doesn't mean that some people don't enjoy farming or working in factories or what-have-you.
The author also seems to assume a society based on Plato's idea that your career is picked for you at birth, and where you aren't allowed to change. But clearly we don't live in that world. If you're working on a factory floor, and hate it, then "DWYL" is an aspiration - a reason to work a little harder, volunteer for extra shifts, save more aggressively, and do whatever it takes to enable you to escape the factory floor and create the opportunity to "DWYL".
I could go on, but what's the point? This article just adds nothing useful to the world, IMO.