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Open Source vs. Money

“In today’s economy, most people are focused purely on making
money. The reason behind making has been, for the most part, lost
on most fronts. When asked what the top goal for their life was,
many people claimed it was to get rich. People are encouraged to go
to college purely so that they can get a good job that pays them a
lot of money, they are told that in order to do anything they want,
they need money, they are told to follow the money first, and then
form goals based on the amount of money they obtain. This is
counter-intuitive to everything one can find when one looks at the
major innovations, inventions, and general success throughout
history.

“In technology, many of the great innovators and inventors got a
job that secured them financially, but the main reason for taking
those particular jobs was not money, but the amount of time the job
gave them…”

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