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It really does! Startup compensation is heavily built around employees having a stake in the company for this reason. A sense of ownership really does increase your capacity.

Unfortunately, with corporations being so blatantly "mask off" recently, you've really seen that sense tank outside of small startups. It's just much more in the employees faces now. It could explain the trend, but I still stand by my stance that a vast portion of American-style Work Ethic is really just propaganda to keep workers undervaluing their labor and mental health.



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