GitHub stars won't pay your rent (2020)
> <i>Just imagine if you enter a clothing store and be like "OMFG THIS SHIRT IS 20$? ARE YOU CRAZY? I CAN GO TO THE STORE NEXT DOOR AND GET ONE FOR 7$. I CAN GET A SKIRT, CUT IT, AND WEAR IT AS A T-SHIRT. OR EVEN BETTER, I'M GONNA SEW MY OWN SHIRT!!!111!"</i><p>This is a great analogy for open-source/commercial software in general. I still find myself naively thinking: <i>"I could build this random project I just discovered!"</i>