This is a little strange. The essay says:<p>1) Paying workers as little as possible isn't the best way to maxmize business profits.<p>2) Paying workers way above market rates doesn't attract the best talent.<p>3) You should pay the fabled 10X productive engineer 10 times the salary.<p>So... I don't know, I think the author was trying to say to pay in the middle somewhere, but got lost on the way to the point?