They’ve given up some potential for long-term economic liberty (as
capitalists) for short-term economic stability. Traded freedom for a
paycheck in short. They actually produce, but are not compensated in
proportion to the value they create (since their compensation is set by
Sociopaths operating under conditions of seriousmoral hazard). They
mortgage their lives away, and hope to die before their money runs out. https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-
according-to-the-office/