[bonaldi]

It’s not weird at all; in other circumstances we call it a bonus.

You get baseline security by trading away the unlimited upside, but you are still incentivised to produce your best work by knowing if you help create a huge success you’ll get additional compensation for it.

[suddenlybananas]

You don't get security. You can be fired easily. It's workers who face the consequences of the risks taken on by capitalists.

[brookst]

Workers absolutely do, but their upsides and downsides are limited. No worker is going to lose $1B on a bad bet.