I found this response really disrespectful. Doing this job well really does require nonzero work, even to keep a project in the same state with the same functionality.

Our programming languages and dependencies and platforms keep changing even if our code doesn't, and we have to adapt or fall behind.

@evan I saw (and voted in) this poll and not the original. But for me, the two phrasings have very different implications. "Should" immediately raises the questions

1. In order to achieve what?
2. According to whom?

And carries with it a much greater sense of obligation

This one just asks about a lived experience