It does in my case.

I started out as a junior developer. I am now in the C-suite.

Equity is also not a replacement for salary, which we clearly just take for granted these days.

Taking an adversarial stance in business is the fastest way to wind up nowhere. Being able to "fire the c-suite" is not a good thing. If you have to do that, you likely don't have a viable business in the first place.