Singers become singers because they want to be singers, not because want to sing

It's a good little essay, but seems to be built on a truism rather than actual research as implied by the title. Still, worth it for the pragmatic career analysis.

Prefix the title with "some"; as it stands now it suggests that the assertion generally applies to singers, for which the article presents no evidence, and which contradicts all my experiences as a musician.

The article does not rely on this misleading assertion either. Instead, it observes that many people's motivation to act does not correlate with the actual purpose of their action. This can indeed often be observed in everyday life, especially in professional life, where it is surprisingly common to meet people who seem to have no interest whatsoever in what they are actually responsible for.

Music is not really suitable as an example because you can tell relatively quickly whether someone has the talent and adequate motivation and training at all (after all, the singer has to actually deliver on stage, where all eyes and ears are on him/her). In other areas, it is much easier to fool people (or oneself). The author cites law as an example. I can only agree with that from my own experience.

I've spent my life trying to understand computers, all the way from the chemistry of the quality of quartz used to make wafers up to the nuances of LLMs and their robot embodiments.

I'm a level 1 kinda guy. I never quite understood people at other levels. Do you want to do computers because other people do (level 2), because you have a better gaming computer (level 3), or you love Apple products? (level 4)

This is a really insightful article. It explains why everyone is "into computers" but don't want to discuss transistor dielectric breakdown or high-bandwidth memory or functional programming or ...

We need names for the levels such as Deadhead (level 1), Groupie (level 2), Fanboy (level 3) and Comicon (level 4).

"You know how Donald Trump loves the trappings of office but has no interest in the actual work of a president, doesn’t think about issues, and skates through by winging it?"

Comparing Trump who got things done for the America people to what we have in the White House now; clearly the rest of the linked document can be 100% discounted.