You are getting downvoted because you are assuming everyone has similar living conditions and environments as yourself.
Many have children to take care of. Many have other family members (disabled relative, elderly parent, younger sibling, etc.) to take care of.
Many work multiple part time jobs because they can't find 9-5 work that pays well enough.
Many, especially amongst the poorer segments of the population, have significant travel time because it is very hard to find work (a notorious problem in the bay area [0]).
Many, for the reasons listed above, have weird schedules that do not lend themselves well to the sustained intellectual effort required to pursue passion projects even if in theory they have "10 hours of free time a week".
And so on.
Steve Jobs' remark presupposes that one has the privilege to pursue what they're passionate about. Many in society do not have that privilege.
Many have children to take care of. Many have other family members (disabled relative, elderly parent, younger sibling, etc.) to take care of.
Many work multiple part time jobs because they can't find 9-5 work that pays well enough.
Many, especially amongst the poorer segments of the population, have significant travel time because it is very hard to find work (a notorious problem in the bay area [0]).
Many, for the reasons listed above, have weird schedules that do not lend themselves well to the sustained intellectual effort required to pursue passion projects even if in theory they have "10 hours of free time a week".
And so on.
Steve Jobs' remark presupposes that one has the privilege to pursue what they're passionate about. Many in society do not have that privilege.
[0] https://www.sfgate.com/traffic/article/Bay-Area-commute-San-...