'this is complicated, nuanced and not literal' - arn't most things though? At least the person you are replying to started their comment with a weasel word - you're the one making the categorical statement about whether it is literal.
Maybe i'm reading too much into this, but are you suggesting they stop trying to prevent it from happening in any channels, because it might be possible in one?
Is it so binary? Maybe people are reprioritizing work relative to things like family, environment, health.
That rationale makes sense to me, after the year and half of lockdowns and torrent of abysmal climate news, regardless of whether it is the right strategy to solve the problems we have.
The author of the tweet may be talking about how to be successful in a narrowly defined context of business, and getting a lot of blowback from people suggesting there may be other ways to define success that don't require the fetishization of career growth.
Remember that time you did something wrong? I'll make sure to bring that up next time I read an article about something you did, regardless of what what you did wrong or what the article is about.