While I get what you're saying, to a large degree this is more on the motivation versus the amount. There is a lot built into the system to drive people in certain directions, sometimes wanted and sometimes not.
For the most part I already do what I want to do on here. When I don't feel I'm getting what I want out of something (and this is largely beyond the money, being more in the intellectual aspects) I just don't do it anymore.
Most of this though deals my overdue thoughts on the what I've seen and am seeing on the platform right now.