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by marbletiles 404 days ago
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.

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You don't get security. You can be fired easily. It's workers who face the consequences of the risks taken on by capitalists.
Workers absolutely do, but their upsides and downsides are limited. No worker is going to lose $1B on a bad bet.