1. Not everyone knows what they love: what are these people supposed to do? Not get a job until they figure it out? For every one person I know who has a true passion and talent for their profession I know ten others who don't know what their "passion" is (and most of whom desperately wish they did)
2. Not every lovable thing is profitable or in demand: my roommate has a passion for film production. But it is a hugely competitive field that is difficult to break into. He's gotten the occasional gig here and there, but nowhere near enough to support himself (and sometimes not enough to pay rent, but that's a rant for another day).
Everyone needs to eat but not everyone can follow their passion.
For number 1, most people know about what they want, or the general direction of their interests, fairly early on. Although there is the bit about you don't know what you like until you've tried it. But the sooner one figures it out, the better off they will be.
For number 2, yes that is an issue. But if you force yourself to do a job you hate, you will be miserable. And if you tolerate it, but don't really dig into it, then those who do will usually come out further ahead. This isn't a moral or value judgement, it is just the way life works.
I personally don't know what I would do if there wasn't good money in computer work. My second choice would have been accounting probably, or one of the trades. But if I was in a job that I absolutely hated, or if it was tolerable but was going away, I most certainly would be working towards something better. Either that, or take up the life of a goat farmer.
>For number 1, most people know about what they want, or the general direction of their interests, fairly early on. Although there is the bit about you don't know what you like until you've tried it. But the sooner one figures it out, the better off they will be.
There's a special hell for those who don't want to treat non-special people as human beings.
Is that really the way I sounded? Not intended that way at all. That is, not intended as a value judgement -- just an observation. If I sounded otherwise, I guess that why I didn't go into a career as a writer.
The point was, You either like what you are good at, and excel, or you hate it, but are good at it anyway, then it takes a lot more effort to excel. Or you get too locked into what you think you like (that happens to pay the bills pretty good), that you don't explore other areas that you might end up being good at. Then the world leaves you behind. (Kind of like getting a kid to try different foods -- you don't know what you may like until you try it, and sometimes you have to keep trying at it until you learn that you like it).
2. Not every lovable thing is profitable or in demand: my roommate has a passion for film production. But it is a hugely competitive field that is difficult to break into. He's gotten the occasional gig here and there, but nowhere near enough to support himself (and sometimes not enough to pay rent, but that's a rant for another day).
Everyone needs to eat but not everyone can follow their passion.