Last year, I turned down an opportunity to co-found a startup where I had been promised >$1 million a year in compensation (many times more than I make), but I

Last year, I turned down an opportunity to co-found a startup where I had been promised >$1 million a year in compensation (many times more than I make), but I would not have been spending my time at work on OSS. I declined because getting things done for the greater good is worth more to me than any sum of money. The Nash equilibrium suggests that focusing on the greater good is the best for everyone. Not to mention, I find focusing on the greater good to be more rewarding than the blind pursuit of wealth.