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It's about power, the sooner you understand that, the sooner you can negotiate better terms.

And yes, they are just coders. Coders are bad at negotiating, they're bad at politics, they're missing out on earning ALL of their labor.

No company will pass on all your value. Capitalism mandates making a profit. A profit is made by capturing surplus value.

Of course that's why it's a negotiation.