The xz-utils backdoor situation brought the problem of FLOSS maintained burnout into the daylight. This in turn lead to numerous discussion on how to solve the problem, and the recurring theme was …
If you think creating something means you must maintain it out of a sense of"responsibility", no amount of money can prevent burnout, unless it goes to therapy. For other people, money will definitely prevent burnout.
If I had UBI and could work on anything I like without being forced to work on a specific thing, the most I’d get is choice paralysis, not burnout. That would probably be similar for other devs. It wouldn’t surprise me if a majority would immediately drop their current jobs if they could work on whatever they like and still get paid. Burnout would be rare.
If you think creating something means you must maintain it out of a sense of"responsibility", no amount of money can prevent burnout, unless it goes to therapy. For other people, money will definitely prevent burnout.
If I had UBI and could work on anything I like without being forced to work on a specific thing, the most I’d get is choice paralysis, not burnout. That would probably be similar for other devs. It wouldn’t surprise me if a majority would immediately drop their current jobs if they could work on whatever they like and still get paid. Burnout would be rare.