You misunderstand Tyler's philosophy -- he's railing against the idea your job and your identity should be the same thing. They definitely shouldn't be. Here's

You misunderstand Tyler's philosophy -- he's railing against the idea your job and your identity should be the same thing. They definitely shouldn't be. Here's a hypothetical concersation, loosely cribbed from an old crimethink comic... Alice: Hello Bob, nice to meet you. What do you do? Bob: I'm a GoNodeRust programmer at StillCompiling Co. Nice to meet you too. What do you do? Alice: I knit these jumpers for friends. I go jogging twice a week and I'm 3rd dan in karate. I self publish romance stories. I volunteer at a charity shop on Tuesdays. I'm reading "Pride and Prejudice" for the 19th time and I'm half way through. I'm restoring an old chair I found in an op-shop. Bob: No really, what do you do? The things Alice does are part of who she is, and how she defines herself: she does things for friends. She writes. She reads. She's practical and does stuff with her hands. Alice's job is a 4-day a week receptionist at BoringAccountingFirm Inc. She's good at her job, and it keeps the lights on, and food on the table ... But to answer the question "What do you do?" or even "Who are you?" with your job is often selling yourself very short.