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CMV: "Follow your passions" is what people say when they don't want to be held accountable for your actions.

I have friends who have made some royally stuipd choices looking back on it. One of them dropped out of high school to join a almost circus with their girlfriend at the time. They tried to hide behind excueses like "I'm passionate about making people happy". Looking back, that's a bad reason to seek a job since (almost) every job in the world helps people ;it's hard to justify paying someone to not help someone. They had friends that told them it was a bad idea and they just cut off the unsupportive friends. 6 years later? They are single, the circus went under, and they finally got their first job a few months ago as a part time gym substitute. 

Another recently-ish moved to another country and gave up the career they fought hard for because their girlfriend at the time wanted to be closer to home. Now, not only did they break up, but they can't seem to get a job anymore in their prior industry since no employer likes the answer to his job gap. ( I've even been there told 3 times at conferences that they weren't getting hired because the company was looking for people who could stay with the company a few years which is strange bc the job he had before leaving the company he was at for 5 years )  

Even now that I am on a hiring team, I understand it is hard to convince my team for job gaps. It is hard to convince them for career shifts and pivots unless someone literally has a masters. 

The reason I bring this up is, following your passions is better advice **outside of your day-to-day job**. Pick a job that enables you to pursue passions outside of work if anything. 

Personally, I love my job, but if you asked me in high school, their is no way I would do the job I am doing rn. 

Who ever thought of "find your dream job" really probably meant "I don't want to be held responsible for your potential employment"

Edit 2 - 
Sorry to be clear the first story was someone who was passionate about making people happy. So they joined the circus since it fueled their passion. 

The second story was someone who gave up their career for their girlfriend because their girlfriend made them happier then their career. 

But let me use a situation that involves no romantic partners. 

One time one of my co-workers was a UX designer and really loved doing UX Design but also really making animation! They even have a YT animation channel. And we worked together in tech for about 3 years before they got a contact job to work as a 2D key framer animator on a mid length film in another country. Not only did they go, they loved their job while there so much they chose to keep working in the industry when they came back to america! 

After about 9 months of applying regularly, despite having a sizable Youtube Following & a professional credit, they couldn't find any junior Key Frame animator roles. After about a year and a half, they tried going back to UX design, but the field became super competitive and saturated to the point she could no longer get back in. 

She loved her UX job as it was. But she eventually got used to it. SO she tried doing her hobby as a full time job. In pursuit of it, she lost her ability to do both. She says in interviews, they always ask her about her youtube channel and digital presence since now googling her name will show her youtube channel first so now she can't really get a job anywhere since they feel her hobbies are more important then her work job. 

She does regret chasing that new thing now. 

Edit - to be clear, my friends have pointed out they regret the choices they made. Sorry for not being clear. 

They regret making those choices because "passion" wasn't a sustainable reason to make the decisions they made. And anyone who went against them following passion for rational reasons was cut out of their life because I guess american's are die hard on the concept of **either you are with me or you're against me** when in reality, **if someone cares enough to tell you you are making a mistake, it's probably worth heeding**

Now I'm kinda at a point where I will support my friends and just go silent when they get into decisions like this unless we are like best friends.
gpt
Both of your examples are misapplications of "follow your passions" when someone was actually following their _partner_. This sort of scenario isn't what "follow your passions" is about, and indeed a follow-your-passions approach would encourage people _not_ to do this.