Why do we need more? Why is that not a big enough reason.
If a modern-day Beethoven were told that his work will be slurped in by a machine and he will remain unknown to the world, would it be acceptable to him? To you?
If a modern-day Beethoven were told that his work will be slurped in by a machine and he will remain unknown to the world, would it be acceptable to him? To you?
It's a perfectly good reason, but I lament the loss of people who are doing open source just to get credit much less than I would lament the loss of people doing open source because they wanted to contribute to a shared commons.
Fame only has utility so long as it gets you paid. If you can get paid without being famous, that's probably a win.
I'm not very concerned about unrecognized genius: they are all around us, and the usual rule is that we've never heard of them. I think the that's just fine.
Fame can have many good reasons. Just feeling the warm glow of adulation is plenty enough for some.