That comment was intended to be read somewhat tongue in cheek, but for the sake of argument:
1) What's the point of having money if you aren't going to spend it and have fun? I suppose you could throw a smaller party and write a big check to the Google Philanthropy...but either way money is meant to be used.
2) If you actually had the skills and personality to turn $20K from YC into $3M in three months...you've clearly got entrepeneurism in the blood and shouldn't ever have trouble finding a lucrative job that you enjoy.
Regarding (2), though. I think making $3M in 3 months has a lot more to do with luck and hype than any inherent skill. So, obviously those numbers were pulled out of thin air. The likelihood of that happening is extremely low.
Also, having a job you enjoy is no panacea. Whenever you're working for someone else (even the customer), there are things you won't enjoy. The discipline that allows you to do these things is the same discipline that makes it possible to work at a job you don't really enjoy.
Having said that, I agree with the approach of sacrificing quality-of-life for, say 5 years in order to never have to work again. Doing this for something you mostly enjoy will allow you to put in the effort without killing yourself. Unfortunately, this can become self-perpetuating. There's no inherent good in working.
1) What's the point of having money if you aren't going to spend it and have fun? I suppose you could throw a smaller party and write a big check to the Google Philanthropy...but either way money is meant to be used.
2) If you actually had the skills and personality to turn $20K from YC into $3M in three months...you've clearly got entrepeneurism in the blood and shouldn't ever have trouble finding a lucrative job that you enjoy.