I don’t know if this take is just naive or dishonest…
building something people love can make you a billionaire, but most billionaires did not build something people love, and most people who’ve built something people love are not billionaires.
> most people who’ve built something people love are not billionaires
I don't think his advice was simply "build something people love." In fact, he specifically spends a lot of time trying to make it extremely clear that a necessary ingredient is compounding of an extremely high growth rate.
So I'm not sure if your take is intentionally misleading or if perhaps we read different essays
building something people love can make you a billionaire, but most billionaires did not build something people love, and most people who’ve built something people love are not billionaires.