> That they might prefer to work on open source is their problem, and not one for the economy, I think;
I think it's a problem for the economy, not because of individuals' preferences, but because I think there is an overall economic benefit to work being open source.
[1] That they might prefer to work on open source is their problem, and not one for the economy, I think; I say this as an open source developer who gets paid to work on open source and prefers this over working on proprietary software.