Agree.. i'm programming in a pretty demanded field, and am motivated way more when my employer agrees to pay the salary i'm comfortable with, rather than trying

Agree.. i'm programming in a pretty demanded field, and am motivated way more when my employer agrees to pay the salary i'm comfortable with, rather than trying to negotiate with worthless equity (exception for when the company is already profitable, several rounds of funding in, and the equity actually has a quantifiable value)