Tbh, because of that perspective, I'm against some of the proposals from the DHF... If you are getting funds for free, you don't appreciate the work and you are less motivated to make your project successful... It is the lack of a very powerful incentive that pushes you to be better...
It's like buying a medal in the store, or winning a medal by running a complete marathon...
I have a nuanced opinion here. The type of project funded this way matters and the amount it receives. For example, if a team of developers creates great quality open source code that can be (and is) integrated into various projects on Hive, or the core code, or if it funds critical infrastructure for Hive that isn't meant to be funded as a paid service, then I believe it's an ok way to access the DHF. If it's just a project like others, closed source, or not necessarily beneficial to the entire ecosystem, probably not.
Where I agree completely is that there isn't much incentive to finish a project for which you are paid "by the hour" and there isn't a strict accountability.
Yeah, we do get each other... That's why I said "some projects", as blockchain-core developments has to receive some funds as they are mostly non-profitable...
We (at Liotes) are thinking about creating a project which should be useful for Hive, but we are not coders and we would need initial investment to hire coders... So, there is an idea to create a proposal for getting funds to pay coders, but it would be for a limited time, as the long-term idea is to create a self-sustainable project... IMO, DHF could be a great "incubation" fund for projects that need an "initial push", but not milking the system forever...
Anyways... Sorry for rambling... 😃