Not insane at all. There are two types of developers: those who do it primarily for the outcomes, and those who do it primarily for the craft. These are fundamental orientations.
Do craft people like outcomes? Sure. Can outcome people appreciate craft? Sure. But fundamentally, you typically fall more in one camp than the other.
And this assertion comes from the outcome people. Is it insane? No. To assert it's insane is insane, because it shows a fundamental disconnect from the economics of software development.
Which is about right, because the craft people don't do something primarily for the economics.
Do craft people like outcomes? Sure. Can outcome people appreciate craft? Sure. But fundamentally, you typically fall more in one camp than the other.
And this assertion comes from the outcome people. Is it insane? No. To assert it's insane is insane, because it shows a fundamental disconnect from the economics of software development.
Which is about right, because the craft people don't do something primarily for the economics.