This tug of war between individual satisfaction and monetization exists in all industries and not just SW engineering. There are very few areas where there is a

This tug of war between individual satisfaction and monetization exists in all industries and not just SW engineering. There are very few areas where there is an overlap between solving problems benefits all of humanity while being able to monetize it for a sustainable business(finding a cure for cancer for ex). It's not the fault of any industry or economy etc, it's just a mismatch of expectations vs reality.