You can find companies/projects that while "driven by profit" still make good things, things that genuinely help or enrich peoples' life. You don't have to jump to the other extreme and work on harmful projects. Can also work for non-profit companies as well.

On a more personal level as a programmer there's always some exciting problem to solve, something that can be optimised. Also, being in the games industry I get to interact with a lot of artists which is something I've always looked for.