i think the problem is actually the opposite there is too little funding the more open source contributors we have the stronger the ecosystem contributors should not have to struggle to pay bills, that just makes them distracted and cheaper to bribe

He was getting funded for dev work of some kind. If memory serves, he mentioned this to Adam Back in their email correspondences.

ethereum has way more developers than bitcoin and nostr they are very well paid the result is shit because most do not care the slightest about the work

He admitted via email to receiving funding.

This is a fallacy unfortunately. We've seen this with politicians, CEOs, etc... Greed begets greed. It's actually putting a priority on having enough contributors that have values beyond currency. Donations are great, but allowing monies to dictate your dev flow, meanwhile pretending you're impartial is dishonest & can be nefarious.