&gt;There may be a time when we think of computer power as money — Bitcoin is pushing us that way — and we give back by donating a few calculations at a time.<p>Actually, can&#x27;t we think of a low&#x2F;competitively priced resource as a donation? Why can&#x27;t contributors be compensated? Not thoroughly accounting for value contributed to networks is part of the reason for decreasing employment prospects. Users are taking risk (by spending their time creating value) and uploading it without compensation.