A professional trains nearly 20 years under the guidance of other dedicated professionals to develop the potential to advance technology. The can't get the capital on their own to create technology, and instead sell their labor to ownership class
They go on to develop revolutionary technology. The owner class claims the IP, massively profits, and maybe gives the professional a bonus if they're lucky before being told to get back to work
The rest of us are told to be thankful for the gracious gifts of the owner class, which we buy with undervalued labor we sold to them in the first place
How marvelous