While the majority of comments are absolutely right in recognizing and lamenting such situations plaguing our industry, let's not forget this is an ultimate first world problem. It can be stressful and frustrating but we are a privileged bunch to be able to call this 'pain'.

Startups and this kind of business trap are not unique to the first world. As well, your comment is sort of generic isn't it? I could imagine it on virtually every post here

What? Bro, this is our life.

You don’t have to be beaten and starving to have a perspective and story to tell.

it's a more complex version of what happens in the third world too, it's not about class it's about people