I find it "funny" that the whole sharing and startup economy is basically built on top of something that resembles a Ponzi-scheme (not in terms of the actual op

I find it "funny" that the whole sharing and startup economy is basically built on top of something that resembles a Ponzi-scheme (not in terms of the actual operation of the scheme, but in the way how unfair the scheme is for different people in different roles). And the fact that the software industry happily embraces this modus operandi is simply mind boggling. As far as I am concerned this scheme with the stock options (some people call them opportunity or investment) never should be substitute to social contracts, like a monthly pay check. I find it especially nefarious the fact that people who invest time are penalized over people who invest money. This is especially true when the 4-5 year long time investment of a developer today can be easily worth millions. And a dozen developers' time investment can easily reach tens of millions.