I think is is true at the earlier stages of one's career. One you get older and have to start feeding a family, the idealism wears off and you start finding you

I think is is true at the earlier stages of one's career. One you get older and have to start feeding a family, the idealism wears off and you start finding yourself compromising your morals and coding shit to make a deadline. But the company you work for pays you so well, coupled with the expert domain knowledge that makes you nearly irreplaceable, you become complacent. You are a fixed cog in the system. At this point "get out" is not in your best interests.