Woman gets angry at man for giving her glib advice โdo what makes you happy, which woman interprets as proof that men are able to do what makes them happy, which is (of course) another manifestation of male privilege.
Ok maโam โฆ Iโll tell you what your dude friend didnโt have the heart (or self-awareness) to tell you. Life is very hard and very unfair. No one gets to do what makes them happy, at least not without a generous trust fund. Men have been socialized to understand this reality, so our expectation is that if we work hard we will eventually have a job/career that is generally tolerable and that weโre reasonably good at doing. In exchange, we get money and a fleeting sense that weโre fulfilling our cosmic purpose (to provide for ourselves and our loved ones). Thatโs as good as it ever gets. Any one who tries to sell you a better story than this is lying to you to either sell you something or to get in your pants.