I commonly see this response but it’s not based on anything more than than the person writing it wanting more money (which has nothing to do with this issue).

I commonly see this response but it’s not based on anything more than than the person writing it wanting more money (which has nothing to do with this issue). Contrarily, I have heard of many instances of extremely experienced senior developers of more than 10 years experience abandoning the profession for more fulfilling unrelated work at less pay. That includes me.