[lwouis]

Money as the end-all-be-all is pretty new. I notice it a lot in American culture in particular.

People have dedicated their life to all sorts of endeavors in the past, and still do of course. Big religions are a prime source of people doing large amounts of work for no money.

It's quite odd to me to think that any activity i engage in should be to accumulate these tokens. Something i do stuff for the process itself. Sometimes to get a smile from people. Sometimes to see more beauty around me. Etc

[fregante]

Yeah but… money. You can’t pay rent with smiles. Accepting donations would probably mean having to work less at their main job. Or they could re-donate it.

There are people willing and able to pay, leaving those money on the table is pure waste.

[lwouis]

> You can’t pay rent with smiles.

You do. Make an effort to think of the many cases in life where people do things for each other without money. Parents will host you for free, shelters do it, woofing or being au-pair, etc.

Open-source can be run like a business, but it can just as well be run like a shelter, or language-enthusiasts club, and any other form of human social organization.

In the same way, people do ride-sharing for a fee, yet you can also put your thumb in the air and people will gladly share their ride for free.

Humanity has many facets to it