I think this is a little ignorant of the actual, moment-to-moment realities of working these jobs. Software development is done from a laptop, in whatever air-

I think this is a little ignorant of the actual, moment-to-moment realities of working these jobs. Software development is done from a laptop, in whatever air-conditioned room or office you'd like. Restaurant work is, by definition, hot, loud, and surrounded by people who treat you like a servant. You could take two people who have the exact same "knack" for each profession, and one of them would still be much more miserable. It just sucks more to be in a restaurant than it does to write code. I think that's kind of tough to argue.