I assume NoodleDoodle or who ever did that optimization earned what they felt was a good return on their investment.
He got 0 for it. He even donated as every core member to development that makes it a fat minus.
In any case, if the crypto market can't pay a good income, then it is okay if developers will choose not to work on the market.
Open Source projects barely pay an income especially smaller ones, so forget it.
I am not here to donate my time. I can't afford it.
Why are you even working on that stuff then, get a job that pays you what you need. Should be easy.