I don't think that's how it's meant to be read, if you consider it in the context of the original quote, it's about good and empathetic minds going to waste bec

I don't think that's how it's meant to be read, if you consider it in the context of the original quote, it's about good and empathetic minds going to waste because of the demands of society. We put so much social and economic capital into tech that it's better to push five lines of code for Facebook than be a doctor, which are the "good minds going to waste".