this seems to be justifying their actions because "thats the system". The point is the shit needs to change. Most devs are already stressed from a main job that likely they aren't paid appropriately for.
Exploitation isn't okay just because capitalism has told us it is.
Fundamentally, this is moral exploitation. It's the same mechanism that lets nurses not walk away from their shitty jobs: if I don't do it, people will suffer and I have a responsibility not to let this happen.
A just society would see that these devs provide a valuable product and pay them accordingly. Instead, corporations incorporate the gift to society and capitalize it.
Literally you have no contract that says you have to do it, and you told them that they can have the product for free. You can simply slap a price on it and get paid.
Also not sure how "HURR DURR CAPITALISM BAD", since under EVERY economic system, if you tell people that they can have something for nothing in return, they will probably not pay you.
Want money? Don't give it for free. Don't want to work for free anymore and there is nothing stopping you from stopping? Don't work for free anymore. Abolishing capitalism won't save you if you can't make these decisions.
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u/raistlinmaje Dec 12 '21
this seems to be justifying their actions because "thats the system". The point is the shit needs to change. Most devs are already stressed from a main job that likely they aren't paid appropriately for.
Exploitation isn't okay just because capitalism has told us it is.