&quot; For example, how do you measure the value of a scalable, modular, and extensible platform that will serve as a basis for growth over the next 5-10 years?&quot;
your questions provides evidence of why I would prefer a wage free environment. As it currently stands now, a business will pay you an upfront fee to develop this platform, and earn most of the profit for the next ten years. I would rather earn a royalty from my platform in all these ten years( this sorts out the technical debt issue).<p>Again this is not about  worker Vs business, it is about what arrangement makes more money for everyone especially from the business perspective, and are incentives aligned.