Earlier quoted context omitted.
One thing I've found again and again is that a lot of advice is good for some people (even most people) but terrible for others. It all depends where you're starting.
What is an example of a person for whom this is terrible advice? I can only jokingly think of people who are naturally hostile or low on EQ. "They can't handle all this!" kind of people.
People who won't understand it, like many literalist commenters here, and the author of the article who took it as an excuse to continue acting like a solipsistic child