| This article doesn't align with my experience of what I've observed. > I don't think that it's in our interest to be passionate, but it is in employers' interest Meh, I'm into some technologies just cause they fascinate me. Benefits employers, but benefits me too cause I get paid to pursue my passion. > Not only are passionate people expected to work for free, they're also easier to manipulate Passionate ppl in the Spark world make tons of money and strike me as geniuses that'd be hard to manipulate. > Some open-source maintainers have created crucial software that runs everywhere Yes > Companies make millions off that free software, while maintainers are often left with an increasing support burden and no money Maybe some. Spark creators went on to build a successful company (Databricks) that'll be going public soon. Companies seem to be throwing money at top open source devs in the data world. |