I think you are right if your goal is to always climb to higher positions, especially to get to the very top of management. But some of us just want to be norm

I think you are right if your goal is to always climb to higher positions, especially to get to the very top of management. But some of us just want to be normal devs for most of our careers, so I don't care if I piss some % of my coworkers with some political stance, even if that means hindering my chances to get "promotions". I don't even _want_ to get any promotions. And it's also very hard for me to make friends outside of work, which I guess it's true for almost everyone who is 30+ in the western world