Corollary: Why are contributions to OpenStreetMap systematically undervalued? I think it's a much more interesting question WHY we are being asked to contribut

Corollary: Why are contributions to OpenStreetMap systematically undervalued? I think it's a much more interesting question WHY we are being asked to contribute to OSM for free. Why isn't it possible/feasible to gain compensation relative to the amount of value contributed? And what does that mean for our "free market" in general. If you can't compensate this kind of project, are they being repressed by the inherent incentive structures? I don't think that's a failure of the OSM project, but rather a failure of our economic system.