To be fair, I have been in offensive security and security engineering for like 18 years now. I genuinely have an optimistic outlook. But some days the rage wins and I hack/build in anger lol. I tame it. It is fleeting. The mission matters more to me in the long run. And security engineering as practiced in many big tech style firms genuinely matters and makes a holistic difference for users and everyone. It isn’t perfect, but it is way better than 18 years ago.