As some one who is looking to get into security, I have that drive of why. At work I hate when the senior engineers close something without explaining it.

I like to know how something broke and why it broke. I understand programming and can read about any normal language to a basic degree and lightly troubleshoot.

Your absolutely right, about those kinds of people too. Some get the certification and stop there. Others get it and use it as a foundation and build on it.