I do worry about the tragedy of the commons with FOSS. Massive amounts of social benefits accrue when there are high quality libre tools out there. Outside universities and some rare corporate positions, it's hard to find instances where engineers can work full time on the highest value, but lowest compensated projects.
Selfishly, I looks at things like a basic income as a means of getting to spend a year earning ramen money on valueable but non-economic projects.
Berating your users publicly is not very becoming. I feel sorry for lebigot. He's really being mobbed now.
Looking at the comments, it reminds me of a poor tourist lady I saw surrounded by San Francisco beggars. She gave one some change out of kindness. She was mobbed by four more, who became upset because she had nothing for them.
I doubt she goes back to SF any time soon. Beggars everywhere. I doubt many quants will recommend improvements to Pandas any time soon. Beggars everywhere.
https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/09/14/python-growing-quickly...