I don't think the point being made is that these are bad people, but rather that it's beneficial to avoid having them as teammates nonetheless. Perhaps there's

I don't think the point being made is that these are bad people, but rather that it's beneficial to avoid having them as teammates nonetheless. Perhaps there's a team/project/role for them somewhere that's better aligned with the set of principles that inspire them to care about their work more. If you dropped me into a role working on something distant to my own passions and principles, I would expect the same to be said of me.