[aatd86]

Do they? More often than not people are users of libraries and not necessarily well versed in the amount of time and knowledge required to build them.

In my experience, there is a non negligible number of devs who overestimate their own knowledge.

And I believe this leads to a trend toward underestimating the value and the costs of software in terms of money or time.

Then the only ones who can afford to compete are those who have a job which is basically a subsidy at this point.