> If it takes away from their community and momentum In my experience, what is more common is that people who would otherwise not contribute to an existing pro

> If it takes away from their community and momentum In my experience, what is more common is that people who would otherwise not contribute to an existing project for whatever reasons (e.g. complexity, bad experience w/ maintainer, etc) start contributing to a new project because these younger projects are generally more approachable. People don't really jump ship from something they've invested time into unless it's very clear that something else is taking over.