What should we do with Free Software users who don't contribute to it in any way?

"Its author wrote that (text in parentheses is mine) "every day millions of people use Open Source software for all possible reasons but... the average user never contribute to that software in any way (even if there are lots of things non-programmers could do)". The conclusion of that article is that "it's sad to see how egoism and careerism are always the fundamental guidelines of existence".

"I think this conclusion is wrong. Above all, I think that people who care about Free Software should think on when and how much such conclusions are correct these days, when talking about Free Software."

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