When I applied for jobs in software development in the past, the employer was interested in my skills for making software. I worked for companies that made products for activity based cost accounting, banking middle-ware, Voice Over IP, and a giant health insurance claim calculator.

I was never expected to have an interest, passion, or "personal story", in accounting, banking, VOIP, or health insurance. I'm sure it would have helped if I had experience in those fields, but it wasn't required, and I was able to make great solutions in every case. Customers were happy, and sometimes overjoyed at what was delivered. Learning about their needs and goals wasn't something that required years of experince in their specific field.

However, it's common to see job descriptions for the Bitcoin/crypto world where being a "maximalist" is required. A common interview question is, "Tell us your Bitcoin story." No one asked me about my "activity based cost accounting story", or about my "VOIP story". I designed a new capitation billing system, Cost Of Benefits module, amongst other things, and all without having a personal story or experience prior to the project. My interviewers were more concerned about my skills and ability to perform the duties required for the position, not my feelings or personal history with [pick a topic].

This current paradigm tells me that most of these companies aren't serious about doing business. Their concerns, and focus, are misplaced. They remind me of the starry-eyed entrepreneurs on Shark Tank that have large sales figures with a negative cashflow, and no profit point. True businesses have needs to be fulfilled. Businesses running on gifted cash buy what they want until they collapse.