> it attracts a whole lot of activists, most of whom have mediocre contributions to the field at best, []zero contributions at worst.[] That is absurdly, unjus

> it attracts a whole lot of activists, most of whom have mediocre contributions to the field at best, []zero contributions at worst.[] That is absurdly, unjustifiably optimistic. The worst activists have larger negative contributions than the best contributors have positive contributions. And as you yourself have observed, even typical activists often have worse-than-zero contributions.