The article isn't as bad as the link-bait title, but still I don't understand how some people can make it to 20, let alone 30 and not realize that "be anything

The article isn't as bad as the link-bait title, but still I don't understand how some people can make it to 20, let alone 30 and not realize that "be anything you want" has some huge caveats: 1) it usually takes a lot of work, perseverance, and sacrifice 2) You may not get paid what you think you should