Worse, due to the Matthew Effect, these projects accumulate more interest due to momentum and extrinsic metrics, rather than due to their inherent quality. The

Worse, due to the Matthew Effect, these projects accumulate more interest due to momentum and extrinsic metrics, rather than due to their inherent quality. The ecosystem around software then uses these flawed measures as a proxy for quality because it has nothing else. It’s as if the most important thing about software is that other people are talking about it.