It is worthwhile to recognize that there is nothing unusual in this response, many homeowners feel this way.

But then by same token we can also move to justifying other things, like not hiring people without CS degrees (I spent $xxx,xxx on my CS degree, I want to protect its value), only hiring other MBAs, only hiring people with prior experience in tech companies etc. – which can perpetuate and amplify inequality in opportunity among society.

At what point do we move from that to a more altruistic viewpoint? I am genuinely not sure.