In the article, sure. I assume that because we're by a large a bunch of engineers, many of whom work at startups.
If the frame of reference is "anyone" then I still don't get the argument. What percentage of jobs out there are lottery tickets? A tiny, tiny fraction. So what's the advice from the GP; everyone should try to work in some unicorn startup in hopes of getting rich?
Assuming "we" are all engineers. There's no reference to role in the article or comment you're replying to, so I don't think that can be assumed. There are plenty of low wage jobs at startups.