I agree. But I think in this industry those two items are generally what employers mean by "passionate". "Passionate", "have a GitHub profile," etc. are all si

I agree. But I think in this industry those two items are generally what employers mean by "passionate". "Passionate", "have a GitHub profile," etc. are all signals that an employer wants someone who's life is consumed by coding and, ideally, coding for them (while being willing to tolerate tedium or terrible working conditions).