Software development is all about solving problems and developers think they are good at it ... so much so that we try to problem solve the solutions (recursive framework hell). I think what this parable is trying to illustrate is that developers ought to focus on problems "with a human face," ones that don't revolve around solving problems that are caused by software development.

JS has a very particular ecosystem and it certainly doesn't describe every other ecosystem in existence today. Basically what I'm saying is if you love solving human problems, software development is an intellectually stimulating and satisfying fields to get into.