It’s an over-simplistic line of thinking, I’m afraid.

Yes, there is some merit in making the point that we are frequently held back by fear. But the “What’s the worst that can happen?” position works only if you are economically independent. Funnily enough, this includes the very richest (who can finance a period of failure) and the very poorest (whose circumstances won’t change much if their new life fails).

The rest of us — those in the middle — have much to lose. If I walk out of this job, I may well never get another, especially when I explain to the next possible employer that I walked out of the previous one because, well, I just felt like it, and anyway, what’s the worst that can happen?” My interviewer is likely to tell me that the worst than can happen is that the interview is over.

I’m not against some of what the poster says but really, it is far too crude a message. Just give up and walk away. What if you have a husband or wife? Kids at school? Elderly relatives? Ah, it’s OK, you say. Just follow your heart and vanish somewhere.

Aim your message at college-leavers perhaps, but not everyone.