I have genuine interest in both. I build things because it's awesome to make someone's day better. It's a demotivator for me to put out software that doesn't work well. Technology is a means to that goal.
Because I'm wired that way, it's a lot easier to find people who are also wired that way. But I can say that there are absolutely places for people who are wired to be passionate for technology for its own sake. (Some of Fintech and adtech is a good place, for example.)
And if you feel you need to lie to work in a place with a product driven culture, then great. But don't be disappointed when the job is listening to calls with users and your conversations are around "which of these approaches will make the user's life better?" and there are technology radars that are justified by users' needs.
Because I'm wired that way, it's a lot easier to find people who are also wired that way. But I can say that there are absolutely places for people who are wired to be passionate for technology for its own sake. (Some of Fintech and adtech is a good place, for example.)
And if you feel you need to lie to work in a place with a product driven culture, then great. But don't be disappointed when the job is listening to calls with users and your conversations are around "which of these approaches will make the user's life better?" and there are technology radars that are justified by users' needs.