"That’s the real problem. Call it arrogant if you like, but I think the world needs my creativity where it’s going now, even if that need doesn’t readily transl

"That’s the real problem. Call it arrogant if you like, but I think the world needs my creativity where it’s going now, even if that need doesn’t readily translate into a flow of cash in my direction." Your right, that is just arrogant. We are all thankful for the work you have done but I promise the internet will still be here tomorrow if you stop. Get a job or figure out how to setup a foundation to fund your work (i.e., like Mozilla, OpenBSD, et.al.). As the foundation is something you should have put together years ago I would suggest that you should go the job route. When the bubble burst in 2001 I went from being on the top of the network stack to struggling to find work. I took every contract I was offered no matter how much is was below my skill set. I worked doing help desk contract work, etc. In the years before I designed and built a freaking backbone and did a HW company. I am back and successful now but I worked my ass off to get here and I never forget it. I am a better person for it. Before my last startup hit my family and I lived in a 2 bedroom place in Menlo/PA area. The rent was expensive but the schools were the most important thing. We had a neighbor, an Mexican family. They also lived in a 2 bedroom with 4 kids. I would hear the fathers car leave the garage at 5AM and here him come back at midnight. He worked 3 jobs to pay for that apartment in such an expensive area. I asked him why. "It is my job to provide for my family. The schools are the best here and I want my kids to have a good future, thats why." Get a job.