I prefer to buy books when I can, to better support the authors and the local independent bookstores. And it's nice to have them. Maybe I communicated unclear. I didn't mean to start a definition war, neither to say that I wholeheartedly agree with the author. The way I read your comment was that you wanted to become a musician (your passion) and didn't, instead you went for engineering (as practical as it gets) with mixing as the fun part. It seemed to me like you didn't follow your passion, whatever it may mean. But a sentence or two later you say you did "follow your passion". So I thought there might be a mistake from my side, a different perspective on what passion actually means. I'm exploring what I think it means, using the not-so-invigorating talk as a backdrop. You seem filled with stories! If you ever make something like Bl00's Bedtime Stories, I'll be the first to buy.
It's all good, yo. All I'm saying is that it IS a definition war and that absolutes are stupid. And you're right - I got a practical damn degree 'cuz I didn't want to have to depend on my parents for money. And I'm down with the discussion, I just think it's important to know what we're talking about. I don't think the author knows what he's talking about. I've got a novel that's 70% edited. I was encouraged to write it by a guy who spends his days sitting on top of the NYT bestseller's list. We'll see how we do.