This boils down to "If you don't create something then you are more likely to hate your job", which is why he can claim that maintaining bad code is bullshit.

This boils down to "If you don't create something then you are more likely to hate your job", which is why he can claim that maintaining bad code is bullshit. Companies are financially motivated to have these kinds of jobs, and if we only use that metric then we could say that almost no job is bullshit, but that doesn't mean people enjoy them. That said I'm weary to extrapolate those ideas into any specific plans to change society