I make web apps for a living. Why would anyone use a human-race saving, rocket-science complexity, literally life and death situation analogy to determine my wo

I make web apps for a living. Why would anyone use a human-race saving, rocket-science complexity, literally life and death situation analogy to determine my working conditions? I mean, if those scientists are successful they'll be getting a congressional medal of honor, millions of dollars in speaking fees, and probably given their choice of job in space science afterwards. Am I getting those things for pushing some HTML?