> Does that mean that I and people like me cannot do open source in 2021? Absolutely not, but it does mean that you are likely to have difficulty if your aim i

> Does that mean that I and people like me cannot do open source in 2021? Absolutely not, but it does mean that you are likely to have difficulty if your aim is to build and support a project that is used by many, or otherwise be widely recognised. If your goal is to play with cool stuff, put the results out there so others might see it and maybe use it or further build upon it, and won't be bothered if people don't, then you can definitely do that successfully without any of the community building & engagement noise listed.[‡] If your goal is to contribute fixes and other help to other projects, then that too can be done without any of that noise. Unless one of those noisy channels is the only way to effectively communicate with the project you are contributing to, at that point some compromise may be needed on your part unless you prefer to move on and do something else instead. Moving on and doing something else instead, or branching and doing your own thing that way as long as you are OK with any licensing implications, is always an option. --- [‡] I'm not autistic, nor as completely introverted as I used to be, but my thoughts on this feel like they stem from a similar place to yours and this is how I will manage that if I ever get around to releasing some of the stuff I have bubbling under: I'll put it out there, if people want to use it then great, if they don't then fine too, if they want to mail me fine (I might even respond!), but I won't be putting it out there to build community or to serve one. It'll be my playground, and while I'd be happy for others to find it useful if I move on and stop maintaining it or don't have time to respond to correspondence I will feel no guilt. If people expect more of me than I am comfortable providing, then they can just go on expecting!