Between that and tfa essentially exhorting do whatever you think is right and this ending up at the top of HN, being probably the leading discussion board for VC and at least somewhat influential in the future direction of technology, I think this warrants a double-oof.
Yes, there is nothing quite as repulsive as people being driven by their morals.
One person's definition of morals - especially as espoused by Kipling - is another's oppression. In those contexts, yeah, I agree, it's repulsive.