People only caring about immediate financial impacts is so deeply disheartening
The "problem" with principles is that living by them sometimes means going against something we want right now. People don't want to concede anything, even for their own ideals.
People cannot concede anything anymore. We are all trapped in survival mode at this point.
Try to imagine living on $60k, then think about the fact that that’s a good salary to a majority of US workers.
The safety net in America is tattered and torn, with the current administration working to remove it.
A tech worker who graduated and entered the market in 2012 could easily retire in their 40s with millions. One who graduated in 2022 is going to struggle to stay afloat and employed, and you are surprised people care about that?