Let's face it, you are going to spend the majority of your life at work. Is money the only thing you care about? If so, why not doing something else? Nobody gets rich being a checked out employee.
You not only get paid with money, you get also paid with experience. That experience has a market value.
If your resume reads: "mindless checked out employee in tyrannic sweatshop using 15 years old tech", your market value will be lower than "engaged employee in innovative company using cutting edge tech". So if money matters to you, you should care about investing your career in experiences that lead to a higher market value.
You not only get paid with money, you get also paid with experience. That experience has a market value.
If your resume reads: "mindless checked out employee in tyrannic sweatshop using 15 years old tech", your market value will be lower than "engaged employee in innovative company using cutting edge tech". So if money matters to you, you should care about investing your career in experiences that lead to a higher market value.