[zaphar]

The antidote to a power imbalance is to recognize that there is no power imbalance and go about your life that way.

Pretending there is one lands you in an imaginary trap. Build a society where we recognize that and you build a society where the imaginary trap disappears.

[mindslight]

You're the one pretending here. The economy is unfortunately designed around most people relying on an income stream that remains at the whims of someone else.