[charlieyu1]

I wrote a few math books. Does it increase my luck? A little bit, here or there. Will I recoup the 1200+ hours working on the project and be paid at least minimum wage for that? No chance.

[rrsp]

This is why it’s luck.

Putting more out there will increase the probability of a reward, but it doesn’t guarantee it.

[aarondf]

Very well said

[jckahn]

I've had a similar experience with being a relatively prolific OSS contributor. It's a decent look professionally, but it hasn't led to employment.