This person seems to have extreme, simplistic views that they hold as the truth.
Non-profit organizations exist to provide their staff with great jobs"? He honestly believes that? How many has he worked with? I've worked with non-profits my whole life, and some are flawed, but many do tremendously valuable work. No to the beach? Depends on your preferences.
To the author: Taking personal, anecdotal experiences and drawing "objective" rules from them is the modus operandi of the fool. Maybe take your retirement time to learn to be less of a fool.
If you read more of Philip Greenspun's writings it's apparent that he likes to inject a bit of satire into them. Both self-deprecating and deprecating others. I figure that he hit it on the nose with that bit.
Non-profit organizations exist to provide their staff with great jobs"? He honestly believes that? How many has he worked with? I've worked with non-profits my whole life, and some are flawed, but many do tremendously valuable work. No to the beach? Depends on your preferences.
To the author: Taking personal, anecdotal experiences and drawing "objective" rules from them is the modus operandi of the fool. Maybe take your retirement time to learn to be less of a fool.