New Delhi, June 2 -- A viral X post by Bengaluru-based Canadian content creator Caleb Friesen, highlighting a chance encounter with a cab driver, has sparked a massive online debate about career choices and financial priorities. During their conversation, the content creator was stunned to learn that the man was a former engineer who had turned down a job and built a transport business that now generates nearly Rs.2 lakh a month.

"Asked a cab driver how much he earns. He told me Rs. 2 lakh. Then he explained how he makes so much. The answer he gave genuinely gave me goosebumps," Friesen wrote.

According to the driver, he found little satisfaction in the salary offered after completing his engineering degree. Rather than continuing in a ...