It seems a lot of people downvoting and replying to this thread did not read the entire article - as if I offended a cult. The author reaches a similar conclusion.

The "freedom" and "F the man" movements (crypto, 4HWW, FIRE, MLM, Kiyosaki, etc.) all seem to share a similar narrative: Spend your most productive years in retirement while feeding off from other's labor - a somehow irresponsible worldview.