I think the problem is that you focused far too much on the "You must be entrepreneurial" section. I didn't like that section either, and it falls prey to criticisms like your own (I also strongly dislike the "everyone should start their own business" attitude).
The rest of the article was insightful and not too techno-centric... he even points to a non-engineering discipline like nursing as a field with plenty of demand. If anything, the broad takeaway is "try to find something that's enjoyable AND has market demand, and then provide value to that market." He never says the market has to be tech/engineering.
The rest of the article was insightful and not too techno-centric... he even points to a non-engineering discipline like nursing as a field with plenty of demand. If anything, the broad takeaway is "try to find something that's enjoyable AND has market demand, and then provide value to that market." He never says the market has to be tech/engineering.