Anyone who derives dopamine from their work to the point of being willing to obsessively work for free is treating their “work” like a drug and in essence is no

Anyone who derives dopamine from their work to the point of being willing to obsessively work for free is treating their “work” like a drug and in essence is no different from a drug addict. In this arrangement the users supplying bug reports and extracting value from the author is the drug dealer. This isn’t a healthy arrangement and often leads to burnout and depression. You cannot blindly indulge in your passions. You must apply some level of discipline and long term meaning to what you are doing or you will destroy yourself.