What we want to create is wealth, not jobs.

Ideally, what we want to create is opportunities for people to create wealth via their own labour. This is the good sort of "job creation".

The bad sort of "job creation" is where you create non-wealth-creating jobs. For instance, if the Government were to declare tomorrow that every truck driver needs a supervisor in the passenger seat to make sure he doesn't fall asleep, that would create a crapload of jobs but no wealth. Or, if you pass any new law you'll probably create a need for a bunch of new lawyers.

The problem is that "job" is synonymous with "entitlement to food, cars, and whatnot". There would be considerably less uproar over job creation if the jobless were guaranteed a house in the suburbs, an automobile, and food for a spouse and two kids.

Given the choice between

1. Being satisfied that society is moving forward in some abstract sense because your job has been rendered unnecessary.

and

2. Being reasonably sure that there will be a roof over your head and food in your children's bellies in a year and a day.

most people pick 2.

I honestly can't tell if your comment is sarcastic or not.