it's a tossup between money talks, people need money to eat (the terminal stage capitalist society we're in kills those without enough money) and developer burnout being as real as it gets. Forgot to add that, sometimes, the principled stance taken in the past was merely performative (it's rare).
Principles motivate many people, but when faced with the choice of money to survive or keeping themselves true to their principles they'll go with the money.
My anedoctal experience: I've refused some work based on my principles, but because of it I'm not as "financially free" as those that accept anything that comes up, I could be better off than I currently am.
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