[humblebeekeeper]

I think you are part way down the thread. You are assuming there's a company, that there's a CEO. These things are not axiomatic.

If you work somewhere where you have control over the outputs of the your labor, you can both get a paycheck and not be exploited.

[arevno]

Yes, it's odd that Developer Hegemony has been out for eight years, and tech workers still act as if they are destined to be serfs.