I'm going to ignore 1&2 because they're snarky and unhelpful. And I have zero personal interest in making the rich richer.

But the last two are valid points.

The balance of power has changed. PHBs looking for technically brilliant but real-life-stupid engineers are going to fail. To lure talented tech away, you're going to have to pay for it. A lot.

The subtext I read into the plaintive pleas about "I can't find a technical cofounder" is "who will work for a pittance, both in money and options."

Which is what #4 is saying.

To hire brilliant coders, you have to treat them like equals, if not more than equals given that they have the mad skillz.

With these qualities you don't need to find a programmer, they find you. If you have money and a name you aren't looking for a co-founder, you're looking for an employee.