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>>unquot+(OP)
It's a question of motive. Once the immediate payment motive is removed, what other motives do people have for the content they create online?

When reading something online I always ask myself what motive the person had for writing it.

>>kokoko+O3
Some people are just bored..

But for many of the top creators mentioned in the article I strongly suspect that writing reviews, making comments or editing Wikipedia is a part of their identity. Something that gives their life meaning.

And to be fair, writing reviews or editing Wikipedia certainly is a meaningful thing to do.

These 1%'ers have a massive impact on the world. An impact they couldn't necessarily have if their motives were financial.