1. I disagree that risk aversion is not the same as risk seeking. If you are not avoiding risk, you are exposing yourself to it.
2. Even if I accept your premise, risk-management is, as foldr says, a middle of the road proposition. I choose to manage my risk by safely working a job and allowing myself, and my children, to pursue other interests fairly comfortably. Besides, someone has to work jobs. To paraphrase Office Space, "If everyone did what they loved, no one would be a janitor because no loves cleaning up shit."
2. Even if I accept your premise, risk-management is, as foldr says, a middle of the road proposition. I choose to manage my risk by safely working a job and allowing myself, and my children, to pursue other interests fairly comfortably. Besides, someone has to work jobs. To paraphrase Office Space, "If everyone did what they loved, no one would be a janitor because no loves cleaning up shit."