I feel the article sort of over-analyzes a fairly common process that happens to many people as they become adults and figure themselves out.
Virtually nobody knows what the fuck they are doing when they are 21 years old. You simply don't have the life experience yet, what you have is what other people have told you or showed you. If they're doing something that makes sense, it's by sheer accident.
As you get older, you get more experience, and figure out what you value; and consequently can re-evaluate your course in life and hopefully correct.
Virtually nobody knows what the fuck they are doing when they are 21 years old. You simply don't have the life experience yet, what you have is what other people have told you or showed you. If they're doing something that makes sense, it's by sheer accident.
As you get older, you get more experience, and figure out what you value; and consequently can re-evaluate your course in life and hopefully correct.