I assume it's because most devs work on stuff they don't actually like. Programming seems to promise freedom: you can programm whatever you want. But then devs

I assume it's because most devs work on stuff they don't actually like. Programming seems to promise freedom: you can programm whatever you want. But then devs get stuck in wageslave job and never pursue what they want. I'm sure that 90%+ of the devs unhappy would enjoy coding if they would work on a business of their own, something that they actually think should exist, regardless of "whether it's good or not for societity". People want to work on what they believe should exist. Modern dev jobs are the opposite for the most part. I mean c'mon, have you ever seen a young teenage/early 20 dev who was like "Yeah bro I really want to programm ads, so exciting".