I think this is true only to the point of perceiving that you are compensated correctly relative to the market, i.e. that you can't switch jobs tomorrow and get

I think this is true only to the point of perceiving that you are compensated correctly relative to the market, i.e. that you can't switch jobs tomorrow and get a 10% or greater pay raise. After that definitely the motivations put forth by Drive apply. At least, this has been my experience with myself and past/present coworkers. There are also some cases where one will take a pay cut for more meaningful work, but that requires a position of relative privilege to contemplate.