[roenxi]

> What happened to us, as a society, that creates the expectation that a thing should be monetized?

If someone does good work then they should be rewarded.

In my experience, when I find a game I love I would like a way to pass some money back to the creator.

[md_]

I agree, but surely money is not the only kind of reward our society can imagine.

Actually, what am I saying. Of course it's the only kind of reward most of us imagine.

[Timwi]

I agree. I would like to be rewarded in the knowledge that I've made something good or useful for my fellow humans. Hopefully they can take it further and give something back. Expecting me to monetize it, to exploit my fellow humans for my own gain, is an insult.