These projects misdirect talented individuals from impactful work.
What's the point, if they ultimately collapse due to the unsustainable nature of solely pleasure-driven endeavors?
This wasted effort is particularly frustrating considering that vital open-source projects, crucial for real-world applications, are struggling to survive due to critical lack of contributors.
It's infuriating to witness this neglect.
You have no evidence of that. You cannot force people to do what you consider to be impactful work. The definition of "impactful" is highly subjective.
> What's the point, if they ultimately collapse due to the unsustainable nature of solely pleasure-driven endeavors?
You presume it's solely about pleasure. Some people find gaining knowledge and learning to work with their own two hands pleasurable. Are their endeavors transitively unsustainable because of this?
> that vital open-source projects, crucial for real-world applications, are struggling to survive due to critical lack of contributors
The work to produce vital and crucial things should be paid. It's particularly frustrating to see people expect to not only demand they control the work of others but that they also do so without having to pay a single cent.
> It's infuriating to witness this neglect.
I finally find myself in agreement with you.