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Re:Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty? by toyg on Friday February 26, 2021 @12:29PM (#26277344)
The reality of LTD companies is precisely that investors don’t have to do that. If the company goes under, well, too bad; they will take some of the fat accumulated in good years, and start again. That’s the whole point of modern capitalism: the capitalist is insulated from the worst outcomes of his enterprise.

At the moment, the risk/reward equation is unbalanced. For owners, it goes from outsized risk at startup to outsized reward at success; for employees, it goes from outsized risk at startup to moderate risk at success

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Re:Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty? by jlawson on Friday February 26, 2021 @07:47PM (#26281605)
Employees do not take the same risk as owners/founders.

If a startup fails:

Founder loses two years, his life savings, and gets paid nothing.

Employee loses two years, keeps his life savings, and gets paid salary for that time.

Completely different risk propositions.

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Re:Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty? by toyg on Saturday February 27, 2021 @05:06AM (#26283839)
Owners can (and do) draw a salary in the same way as employees, and don’t lose any life saving they have not invested, same as employees. If the business die they end up without a source of income, same as employees. If the business succeeds they reap much bigger rewards than employees. I should know, I was one.
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