"tragedy of the commons" I as a freelance developer sometimes make releases whose sole purpose is to refactor/slim down/increase performance with no new featur

"tragedy of the commons" I as a freelance developer sometimes make releases whose sole purpose is to refactor/slim down/increase performance with no new features. Yeah, some of my users are disappointed I didn't prioritize X feature they wanted, but it helps mitigate tragedy of the commons a little. Individually the users are well-meaning with their feature wants/needs, but collectively all the different feature requests can turn your app into a bloated monstrosity if you aren't careful.