Yep. It's a less known trick among developers. For some reason, most people will do something and expect to be rewarded for it without setting up the reward mechanism. No, people almost never give you money without you asking for it.

Other people assume that it's very hard to get money for something. Totally wrong, people love spending money.

The exact same thing goes for just asking for help or whatever you want. It's even true for romantic relationships. Asking people for something is remarkably powerful.