Most corners of the internet are either nonstop corporate worship, or wanting everyone to abandon everything and live in a hut in the woods. It's not perfect here, but there are people who present well-reasoned opinions and will peacefully engage with opinions they disagree with. I'm personally for tech helping humans but against the hellscape of trillion dollar corps controlling the fate of humanity and monitoring our every movement, and I don't feel out of place saying that here. There's always someone willing to comment and slap down corporate BS and they're usually voted somewhat highly.
I think there are some people on HN who care about other things than money.
I've seen a number of references here to encrapification and the rot economy, noting that chasing unlimited growth seems to lead to harmful, anti-social technology businesses.
Online newspapers having to rely on ads is a good example of it.
Aaand, you are forced to move and take position where it is - relocate to a place that has position open whether you like the place or not. That puts strain on the partner - who is expected to move where you go, while you don't have time for kids and while you don't even earn much.