When you stop thinking about "how do I sell this software to other people so I can buy the things I need", and instead move to a model of everybody building software that can help humans obtain the things they need, I think the world changes.
Open source is not immune to false roads and mud.
It's important to separate what we feel is productive work, from what will actually produce the most work on aggregate across society.
I think we can build a world where those who feel they need downward or lateral pressure to get things done can have this, but not at the expense of everyone else.
I meant slacking off as endless debates, running in circles and dropping things.
The art is the fine balance between progress and debt. oss doesn't guarantee that.