Writing code for profit isn't zero-sum. Even if someone is paying you for the privilege of using a piece software, they're doing so because they believe the val

Writing code for profit isn't zero-sum. Even if someone is paying you for the privilege of using a piece software, they're doing so because they believe the value of what they're getting to be greater than what they're paying for it. Nearly all economic activity works that way; increasing the total wealth available to society. Though yes, there's a pretty strong argument to be made that FOSS achieves that particular goal more effectively than paid software.