I am not sure why a lot of the comments here are very negative. At least for me this was a well-written post that was very introspective and made me think about my own choices and if I was a lotus-eater or a pursuer of Ithaca!
Eating the free lunch being offered to you doesn't mean you've taken your eye off of your ultimate goals or mission in life.
It's good to keep your end goals in mind and make sure you aren't deviating from a course that will get you there, but a logical conclusion of taking this blog post literally (which many people are doing, because there's no obvious reason not to do so) is that the author is severely misguided at best.
There is nothing inherently praise worthy about suffering. Preferring comfort does not make one weak.
The author is generalizing their personal values to others.