Joshua BarrettoIt occurred to me today that the social value of the open-source work I do in my free time has probably been an order of magnitude more useful to the world than everything I've ever done as a paid employee. Needing to seek a wage almost certainly makes me a less productive member of society than I would otherwise be.
The number of boosts this is getting implies that a lot of folk feel similar, and that's sad.
drbrain@jsbarretto I’m certain I volunteered at least millions of dollars in unpaid economic impact during a maintainership period of around five years, much more with interest
My indirect compensation I’ve received through employment and salary has been wonderful, but that doesn’t stop me from feeling jaded about returning to maintership of even a hobby-only project