Oh I do understand the moral of the story. But to me it's not a very practical lesson. Perhaps the software developers here at HN could realistically coast in

Oh I do understand the moral of the story. But to me it's not a very practical lesson. Perhaps the software developers here at HN could realistically coast in life, but to the vast majority of people who want 2 kids (and a good education for them), want to travel, want to own a home, have enough money to hire a good lawyer in case someone screws them over or are falsely accused of a crime, it's not really realistic to work just enough to get by and relax with free time.