While great in theory, the flip side is all the slop patches and PRs that both the kernel and open source in general now has to deal with, often with only agents as responders.
It honestly doesn't want to make me open anything for outside contributions anymore.
greatly exaggerated as indicated by linus' own feelings
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=whTs09_ozN+e09GU68N1wPP56...