Huh? The time I've invested in open-source contributions has had payoffs massively greater than any work I've ever done for a paycheck. It's just not necessarily that I get paid for the work, rather, I get paid because of the work.
Maybe your experience with open-source is different. I think most contributors do it for joy, anyway.
Has the entire population of HN suddenly lost the ability to comprehend English?
Demanding unpaid labour has nothing to do with you or anyone else volunteering labour. My words cannot possibly be construed as saying volunteer work in open source is slavery.
Maybe your experience with open-source is different. I think most contributors do it for joy, anyway.