Everyone is entitled to their opinions. My opinion is people that say they don't care about monetary rewards are bullshitters. After all, if you have enough money you can work on any project you want.
"a lot of well-functioning folks don't care about petty politics as much as doing cool stuff."
A lot of people SAY all they care about is doing cool stuff. People employed at a company to earn money are not these people (but they see if people will buy it anyways). Denying that you're playing politics is politics 101.
