Paying people to work on open source is good actually

https://jacobian.org/2024/feb/16/paying-maintainers-is-good/

I have some minor quibbles, but I largely agree. Unfortunately because of the phrasing of the post I don't feel comfortable sharing my quibbles, the author (whom I respect and have talked to, for what it's worth) hasn't left any room with their tone for productive disagreement.