There are plenty of people who like fixing the occasional bug and adding a touch more polish. The problem is that this is actively disincentivized on every leve

There are plenty of people who like fixing the occasional bug and adding a touch more polish. The problem is that this is actively disincentivized on every level. On top of that, a lot of people have internalized this. If the world weren't so obsessed with differentiating pay, you would have people who are enthusiastic about a wider variety of things.