@akdb yes, burnout is a common theme for maintainers of popular FOSS projects, unfortunately. So many more aspects than just "the fun of coding" start to play a role as a project gains traction and popularity. For many project that also happens spontaneously, and only much later there is a realization that "things are getting serious now". And then a hobby turns into full-time volunteering and dealing with people who feel various levels of entitlement to be heard or see their contributions added
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@smallcircles Not to invalidate the burnout and pressure and negativity that anyone is feeling, but, isn't it possible to simply not listen to commenters? Especially once someone realises that […]
@smallcircles @akdb meh. People who feel entitled to somebody's freely given labor can f*ck right off. They deserve nothing, neither respect nor consideration.
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