You can be dismissive all you want, but the point is to acknowledge you don’t understand everyone’s situation and you can’t make sweeping generalizations like “I did it and I can judge you if you _didn’t_ do it”.
History has examples of extremely underprivileged people not compromising on the values even when facing death or torture.
A white lie during interview, a deadline you promised and knew you could not deliver? A product you ship that claims to do X, but it doesn't?