"Even here on HN, most "side-projects" are attempts at recurring revenue through paid subscriptions instead of contributing to the sharing economy (which nearly

"Even here on HN, most "side-projects" are attempts at recurring revenue through paid subscriptions instead of contributing to the sharing economy (which nearly all software is built from in terms of languages and libraries)." Shared libraries generally don't make money. HN has always been about startups and making products/services. I predicted this would happen decades ago. Piracy was accepted in the tech community and became so widespread, it made it nearly impossible to make a living selling the software anymore, so businesses made their move when Internet speeds got faster and now make everything into a service (that can't be pirated).