You said that it seemed like everyone that dislikes working their day job loved PG's article, and that everyone that likes their day job loves JA's article. I take that to mean that you had the impression that those who were comfortable in a big company disagreed with Paul and those who didn't agreed with him. I just wanted to give you a counter-example (me). I want to let you and others know that although Paul's article may be right about some things (to some people like me and you), other things in the article seem to denote a narrow and excluding viewpoint regardless of whether you're comfortable with corporate life. I don't think it would be too much trouble to acknowledge that there are career avenues that bring joy, challenge, fulfillment, learning, self-reliance, and responsibility outside of creating startups. Further, I would add that there are things outside of work that you should think twice before sacrificing lest you find that your great successful career alone is not enough to make you happy.
Ahhh, that makes sense. But I took the whole thing to translate as "Startups are liberating!" ... not "People not doing startups are stupid!"
But you have a point... startups probably aren't for everyone, or even most people, but PG has to keep inspiring people to try for YC's sake.
(As an aside, sorry for the snarkiness of my last comment. I was at my Ballmer Peak right then, and reading it now makes me wish I still had the edit link O_o)
