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I totally agree with this. And I think it actually shows a lot about people in general, and their attitude to life.
I totally understand how can someone arrive at a conclusion that unless you can monetize or fund something, it will eventually get nowhere. But that also says a lot about the person saying that, and unfortunately is pretty common - that just a mere though of doing something for free, or for others without any compensation is basically unimaginable, and people like that will never get it.
But then you have passionate people doing volunteers for free, or creating entire events for a subculture they love while at a loss or without any kind of compensation for their (large amounts) of time and work. I'm a part of few such projects, mostly as a DJ, and I always find it really weird and surprising when I'm reading though posts or comments related to DJing where hourly rate or how much should they ask for a first gig is such a common topic. It never crossed my mind, and the communities I'm helping with are all run by volunteers without any compensation, just because they are passionate for their subculture.
Because even if you're working a day job, there is still a lot of free time left for you to offer into something you really care about. It's understandable that some people don't want to offer it to others for free (or can't even imagine how someone would be willing to do that, and probably even think that they are stupid to do so), but I'm really glad that some people are willing to do that - and that's what the FOSS community is about.
It's always saddening when I hear someone say "You could be making so much money for that! Just monetize it a little...", but it's also a really good judge of character. People are people, I guess.
Thank you for your work :)