Developers are in a completely different situation than a lot of other people. The money we might get by aggressively negotiating would mean a lot more to other

Developers are in a completely different situation than a lot of other people. The money we might get by aggressively negotiating would mean a lot more to other people. But refusing to negotiate or to that raise won't increase other people's salary. Having empathy with other people's situation doesn't require us to ignore our own higher salaries. Political action (whether company or government) or charitable contributions would be a lot more effective in improving peoples lives.