You'd get equity because you have the market power to demand it. Same way bankers can demand high bonuses etc. Everything else is negotiating tactics but at the

You'd get equity because you have the market power to demand it. Same way bankers can demand high bonuses etc. Everything else is negotiating tactics but at the end of the day - folks get equity because they can demand it and won't take the role without it, and the companies aren't willing/able to eliminate those roles.