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Same reason why Wikipedia contributors do not want to be paid, and why cryptocurrency-based wikis failed. Money is not always the best incentive. It is leaking
by arnaudsm 3y ago
Same reason why Wikipedia contributors do not want to be paid, and why cryptocurrency-based wikis failed.
Money is not always the best incentive. It is leaking in every part of our society, sometimes in a destructive way. It's great for innovation and infrastructure, but not for our social life and human rights.
- oakhaven 3y agoWhat do you think is the best incentive?
- arnaudsm 3y agoThere is no silver bullet. Money works on most contexts, but sometimes reputation, social structure and idealism work too. The open-source culture and Wikipedia are great examples. Reminds me of Eric Steven Raymond's hacker howto from 2001 [1] "Like most cultures without a money economy, hackerdom runs on reputation" [1] http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html