Woah, mate. I think that way of thinking might be more-than-slightly career limiting. The community does play a role in the ecosystem you’re buying into. You w

Woah, mate. I think that way of thinking might be more-than-slightly career limiting. The community does play a role in the ecosystem you’re buying into. You will most likely need to send PR’s / bug reports in at some point. If the core team tends to ignore bugs/external contributions, it is a point to consider. Furthermore, if your first knee-jerk reaction to the behaviour you think undesirable in reports is to “limit their reach and upward mobility” I think you need to think seriously about what mentorship means.