Indeed. WordPress and other open-source projects are a clear example of that, where people build out of curiosity and for others, not just for profit.

Writing/blogging are the same at heart. Put those two together and you get exactly what sparked WordPress into existence.

Thank you for sharing @zeldman.bsky.social! The WordPress story always reminds me how far open-source can go once it’s out in the world and people keep building on it.