The majority of software developers are employees of corporations. As such they typically receive only a small fraction of the economic benefit derived from the

The majority of software developers are employees of corporations. As such they typically receive only a small fraction of the economic benefit derived from the value they create. If I choose to work for myself, then usually I am accepting a much higher degree of risk. Maybe I am developing a new product, and I don't have a portfolio of other products to fall back on should my idea fail. Maybe my business is too small to take advantage of certain economies of scale. If I choose to work for a corporation, there is a good chance that the two risks above, and many of the risks you may come up with, have been mitigated to some extent. Also, chances are I probably work in a large team. So the economic benefit is divided among more people. Furthermore, the mitigated risks warrant less return. It's all about the trade-offs that economics so wonderfully covers. I have to disagree with your statement.