One of the reasons is that people don't know what to do with themselves after they make passive income? Therefore you shouldn't aspire to make passive income? LOL.
Passive incomes means financial independence and freedom to make life decisions independent of monetary compensation. Financial freedom means having leverage in the business of life. That's hugely valuable and worth aggressively pursuing in my opinion. You can always find and pursue your passions after that.
Sounds like people are scared of passive income in the same way that they're scared of immortality. Lacking imagination, they cry, "but wouldn't you get bored?"
I'm getting a little OT, but Neil Gaiman's Robert "Hob" Gadling is my favorite example of an immortal thus far. Nothing special about him except that he hasn't died yet. No spectacular wisdom. No incredible feats. No extreme torment. Just a guy who changes identities every few decades and likes to experiment with different livelihoods.
While I do agree to a certain extent you have to think about the scale of the time frame of immortality and factor in the other circumstances you'd have to face. Is everyone else immortal? Fancy watching everyone you love die while you're stuck rebuilding your emotional trust? Immortality, I assume, is forever and that's honestly a terrifying duration for any circumstance.
Passive incomes means financial independence and freedom to make life decisions independent of monetary compensation. Financial freedom means having leverage in the business of life. That's hugely valuable and worth aggressively pursuing in my opinion. You can always find and pursue your passions after that.