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by __blockcipher__ 1665 days ago
> Imagine if someone said “I want to have a baby but absolutely no waking up at 2AM”, you would be laughed at.

Okay, now imagine that I have a baby. I offer you a .0001% ownership in the baby, and you have to get (potentially, but often actually) woken up for 1 week out of every 6.

Does that sound like an arrangement that a rational, healthy, self actualized person would agree to? Of course not. You're getting all of the downside and none of the upside. In fact in many cases the "leadership" team themselves aren't even on call!