[jbob2000]

Or this:

“Find creative ways around standards, limits, laws, processes, morals, etc. so I can make a quick buck and pass you some table scraps”

[xwdv]

Or worse than table scraps: pieces of paper that may be worth something someday if you keep working hard enough.

[fiddlerwoaroof]

I just treat startup equity as a lottery ticket: but, I find the work itself interesting and would be programming even if it wasn’t my career.

[Bakary]

The system and forces that make this table scrap arrangement possible are the same forces that generally drive the salaries and perks of tech workers much higher than the average for other professions. It's healthy to be cynical but it's also important to look at the overall balance of power of the social classes. The 9% versus 90% makes more sense than the 99%