There are people who get considerably more than that on Gittip, though it's true most people don't. ESR isn't that active a coder anymore, and afaict he hasn't

There are people who get considerably more than that on Gittip, though it's true most people don't. ESR isn't that active a coder anymore, and afaict he hasn't spent much time advertising his Gittip either, so it's extremely passive income on his part. The Gittip front page lists the top recipients, who are in the $150-650/wk range. The top few recipients are actually making the equivalent of a modest salary solely from Gittip contributions ($500/wk = $26k/yr).