Of course they don't discuss the boring routine. When I get home, I talk about the highlight of the day/week, too - no one talks about the ubiquitous routine. But it's a job, not an episode of ER - most of it is the ubiquitous routine of jobs everywhere.
Boredom has never been an enemy they’ve faced. And I’ve thought about it and over the last decade of programming I get it. Boredom hasn’t been an enemy I’ve met. And I look around at my friends and nor is it an enemy they know.
I think the cynicism just misses the joy most people get from performing their craft right.