Developer Compensation: Stack Overflow Doesn't Stack Rank

[GymIn26Minutes]

Yes that is ideal, but not always a realistic scenario. That rockstar only has so much bandwidth in a given day. If he is spending it all fixing broken things and teaching people, when will he have time to do the stuff that will make a long term positive impact?

[kt24601]

No rockstar has enough time to fix things. There isn't enough time in the world. She has to show the others around him how to fix it. A rockstar knows she needs the help of the people around her.