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Research has actually indicated that the link between financial incentives and motivation to work is actually very small: https://hbr.org/2013/04/does-money-really-affect-motiv

Thus widespread availability of "labor of love" open source software, and the relative crappiness of a lot of commercial software.




Money has a huge affect, up to the point that your needs are met. Yes, if your needs are met, and you have time to pursue things you enjoy, you do that, but first, your needs must be met.

If I didn't require an income to cover a family of five, I would be retired, and doing whatever it is that I love at any moment. But instead, I work for a living, for money, to meet our needs.


Most OSS is funded by corporate and wouldn't exist without it


Corporations do provide funds for some larger projects, that is however not anywhere near "most".




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