Why does it matter whether project is shipped or not? I work for money. I don't have income cut from this project. Whether it's shipped or not is outside of my

Why does it matter whether project is shipped or not? I work for money. I don't have income cut from this project. Whether it's shipped or not is outside of my interest. All that matters is whether it's good enough to ship. I'd even say that shipped projects usually are less interesting because they're filled with mundane but necessary tasks and bugs, dragged by compatibility.