"We're all stuck with this..."

I think you are rationalizing your choices by thinking everything does the same. It is not true, some are not stuck anywhere, some choose to live a simpler life that needs less money, fewer compromises, etc. etc. the world is a big place.

Sure. I was specifically talking to people browsing hacker news, which have a high probability of working a job in the capitalist economy. Of course there are other ways of life, but the predominant part of humanity does not choose those. So I still think it’s appropriate to talk about ”all of us“ in this case.

Work from home exists for a reason

Well, your choices are that or death - no matter whether you give it bare minimum effort or a lot of effort.

You you actually feel fulfilled giving anything minimum effort?

Like, I’m not going to work overtime for free or anything, but the time I do work gets my best effort.

Cynicism is a cope for not doing the work. Minimum effort is exhausting for the long term.