"Imagine being an employee at a company that has NEVER turned a profit and showing up to work in these shirts."

This caption, shared to 122K followers, is intended to mock the WNBA players wearing “PAY US WHAT YOU OWE US” tees.

Here’s why that logic is not just flawed but deeply rooted in misogyny and ignorance about how business actually works:

Mediocre, unremarkable white tech dudes have made careers off companies that have lost billions before turning a profit, if ever.