> Those that remain would be those that do the work they love because they love the work, not because they were expecting a payoff of some kind. Yeah, until th

> Those that remain would be those that do the work they love because they love the work, not because they were expecting a payoff of some kind. Yeah, until they can no longer afford the rent and grocery bill. Then they give up their passion in order to survive. Or they spiral out of control because they can't cope with giving up the work they love and because people are withholding one of the most fundamental and powerful forms of approval and validation: remuneration. > examine the entire open source software ecosystem. And examine how often a well-loved technology stagnates when it's corporate benefactors fold (because they can't pay the bills) or de-prioritize the OSS projects (often because they can't monetize effectively). At the end of the day, creators need food, shelter, etc. The most historically reliable way to provide that is to pay them for their work.