Open source and gratis doesn't make our work look worthless.
First, money ≠ value.
And even when talking about money, look how are valued many open source projects like MariaDB (in the news recently), nginx, WordPress, … - yes, caveat, you mentioned consumer products, those are not all consumer products)
For some of us, it's not about likes or internet points. It's not being cheap. It's about giving the users the rights they deserve. It can be about efficient cooperation (here, it's not about this). It's also becoming a requirement in some contexts and places.
There are business models around open source software. There are other ways to make money with software than to sell proprietary software licenses.
First, money ≠ value.
And even when talking about money, look how are valued many open source projects like MariaDB (in the news recently), nginx, WordPress, … - yes, caveat, you mentioned consumer products, those are not all consumer products)
For some of us, it's not about likes or internet points. It's not being cheap. It's about giving the users the rights they deserve. It can be about efficient cooperation (here, it's not about this). It's also becoming a requirement in some contexts and places.
There are business models around open source software. There are other ways to make money with software than to sell proprietary software licenses.