ClimateHacker Noonabout 8 hours ago
Open Source Maintainers Face Burnout From Hostility
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Open source maintainers face burnout from user hostility, as seen in a better-auth issue where a minor breaking change triggered a profanity-laced tirade. The absence of financial transactions fosters entitlement, forcing maintainers into emotional labor that diverts cognitive resources from code improvements. Cumulative stress erodes motivation and risks project abandonment.
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