[RussianCow]

> All of which I've directly contributed to and never (directly) recieved anything in return

To be fair, you received a service for free that you may have otherwise had to pay for. I'm not saying it's just, but to say you didn't get anything in return is disingenuous.

[aqfamnzc]

Agreed. I mostly meant that I'll never see the actual dataset that I contributed to. That's why I'd prefer to spend my time on things that I can see, like OpenStreetMap :)

[fragmede]

Not the raw data, but if you've used Google maps for directions or looked at traffic, then yeah you have.

[orblivion]

The people playing Pokemon Go will also see your OpenStreetMap contributions.

[PittleyDunkin]

While you weren't paying for it with currency, the service is most certainly not "free". There's still a transaction happening when you use the service, albeit a transaction the service provider refuses to acknowledge outside the terms of service.

[chipsrafferty]

The some is true of this case, the game is free.