How do you motivate people to reach for more, he asks, on a platform that is literally developed for free. Have you ever thought that people do certain things because they like them ? I see not every job is likable tho. But that's a different problem, we can try to solve by technology. I know my opinion is also biased but in the end we should try to a bit more open minded.

[–] FakinUpCountryDegen@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

That is definitely not the flex you thought it was.

Yes, lots of individuals so lots of fun individual things that can be done by individuals for free - hell, you might even find enough people to do an entire open source project!

But guess what?

Those people have actual jobs. You're pointing at hobbies that only exist because free time is afforded by decent jobs.