I took it more as in when you’re part of a big enough org, even if (perhaps) what you’re doing has some purpose or positive impact in the world, you may be detached enough to not feel it.

You may not care for the right command app (though I do actually!) but the thing is being a solo dev, the author will figure out if it has a purpose or not in a rather direct way since income is tied directly to people buying the app.

Surely making lots of people happier and more comfortable using their computers is at least somewhat meaningful.

I took it to mean "do something with no real purpose" except they don't need to Slack/Zoom/Scrum/Checkins/8 hours a day.

Doesn't really seem like highroading, more like efficient use of their time.