There are a lot of people who'd want to be apart of this from the "ground floor". In 5 years, when/if Bun has succeeded in getting a solid marketshare of the js

There are a lot of people who'd want to be apart of this from the "ground floor". In 5 years, when/if Bun has succeeded in getting a solid marketshare of the js ecosystem, this person can say "I was a core developer from the start". There's a lot of value in that, it's not just a question about money.