[td]

Because up until now, it's working just fine without large cash prizes, I guess.

[mhb]

I suppose that depends on your sense of urgency.

[eavc]

Are cash prizes all that helpful in fostering insight?

I recall a demonstration at TED where cash incentives cause a worse performance, maybe due to pressure.

So if people are showing up on intrinsic motivation alone, it might be good to let that lie.

[mhb]

They seem to have worked pretty well for Netflix and the X prizes.

[rooshdi]

Or sense of purpose.