If you are able, grant me a $100K/year pension for life. It might make you feel like a king - or queen. And If you do I'll promise to spend 1000 hours a year for as long as I'm able working on really nifty free software. I might even do something for you in return if you come up with an irresistible idea. But I have to be able to do it right here where I live now. You could easily end up doing way worse things with the money. Heaven knows the Government does... I'm not hedonistic. I don't drink, gamble, watch TV, and I don't enjoy luxury.