> almost all of us are hacking code out of the code-face merely to enrich other people

Colloquially known as "work". The thing we all do in order to have nice things and a society.

> to enrich other people: the people with the corner offices, and the people above them with the yachts

Good! That would mean the thing I produced had value. I hope everything I create has value. One day I hope that I've practiced enough, learned enough and gained enough experience and savings that I can employ others responsibly.

If I have good ideas and do it right, there's a chance that I could have that yacht. It's what we call economic incentive, or "motivation".