While I agree that 'Do what you love.' bears a certain danger of disregarding those who aren't fortunate enough to be able to do so - pretty much like blaming homelessness and poverty on people's laziness - I don't like the attitude this article conveys.
First, nobody in their right mind would scorn a factory worker or anybody else with a 'menial' job for not doing what they love. "You don't have to be a factory worker you can become an artist, a painter, a successful entrepreneur any time you want. You're just too lazy." Saying something like that would be completely ridiculous.
More importantly this attitude favours apathy or laziness of the mind:
"Other people are worse off than you so be happy with what you got."
"First world problem."
"People in third world countries are starving while you're complaining about your job."
"Other people hate their job, too."
Statements like these promote some kind of slave moral. You have to toil because other people's lives suck, too. In this mindset actively trying to change your life for the better means betraying those who are less fortunate than you.
Perhaps Steven Covey more properly expressed what I consider to be the true meaning of 'Do what you love.':
"Find your own voice and help others find theirs."
After reading your comment, I find it curious that this submission from Slate isn't too far behind "Your most important skill: Empathy" [1] by Chad Fowler. It seems the general gist of the attitude "You're better off than X% of the population, so be happy" is rather lacking in empathy, is it not?
First, nobody in their right mind would scorn a factory worker or anybody else with a 'menial' job for not doing what they love. "You don't have to be a factory worker you can become an artist, a painter, a successful entrepreneur any time you want. You're just too lazy." Saying something like that would be completely ridiculous.
More importantly this attitude favours apathy or laziness of the mind:
"Other people are worse off than you so be happy with what you got."
"First world problem."
"People in third world countries are starving while you're complaining about your job."
"Other people hate their job, too."
Statements like these promote some kind of slave moral. You have to toil because other people's lives suck, too. In this mindset actively trying to change your life for the better means betraying those who are less fortunate than you.
Perhaps Steven Covey more properly expressed what I consider to be the true meaning of 'Do what you love.':
"Find your own voice and help others find theirs."