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My interpretation is that he’s saying they’re right if the only priority is money, but otherwise they miss the point. He didn’t go to the new job for money. However, money isn’t totally irrelevant, so he wrote this article detailing what he knows about the process of assessing offers.

Author here, that's exactly the case :)

Left FAANG knowing that money would be better there. My new opportunity is (so far) a lot more fun, a I'm learning a lot more about the things I want to learn.

I’m glad I wasn’t way off the mark.

I’m right in the middle of assessing opportunities so what you wrote is very timely and helpful. Thanks for taking the time to put this out in the world.

The whole point of the article is that while the money may not be everything, it is important to understand. He says right in there that FAANG money is probably going to be the best, if that's your priority.

What's emotional about it?