I would like to float an alternate hypothesis to the idea that OP is a fake. What if they've somehow ended up in a small social bubble of highly unprofessional

I would like to float an alternate hypothesis to the idea that OP is a fake. What if they've somehow ended up in a small social bubble of highly unprofessional developers that don't really know why their demand is insane, and also don't really know what's worth trying to see the code of? Not that it would excuse the supposed other developers if being little shits, but it would at least explain why they're being so weird. Tempest in a teapot scenario overall.