I disagree entirely. If we want to solve problems like "make sure packages have maintainers" we need to think very hard about human impact and human motivation.

I disagree entirely. If we want to solve problems like "make sure packages have maintainers" we need to think very hard about human impact and human motivation. People can be addicted to work. People can be addicted to anything that provides relief from pain while increasing the likelihood of future pain. This very site has the "noprocrast" feature, something that recognizes we can get hooked on things that can be productive. When somebody goes from doing 6x what anybody else is doing to quitting cold turkey and saying that they're going to lock themselves out and catch up on a year of sleep, that's pretty clearly an unhealthy, unsustainable relationship. If we want to keep this from happening again, seeing what the addiction model can tell us is both helpful and relevant.