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Very true, although it is an embarrassing thing to admit (for me, anyway). Although, now that it comes to it I wonder: is it really something to be embarrassed
by javajosh 5y ago
Very true, although it is an embarrassing thing to admit (for me, anyway).
Although, now that it comes to it I wonder: is it really something to be embarrassed about, to care about github stars more than zeroes in your bank account, and the wonderful things that gets you? Will not the stars really and truly affect more people more meaningfully than the zeroes?
I suppose in the end it's a struggle between pleasure and vanity, as always.
- ModernMech 5y agoTell me about it, I definitely look at my stars every day, and get overjoyed when even a single person stars one of my projects. I feel this is a little more justified than the dopamine rush caused by a like on a tweet, because I put so much effort into the underlying software project (as opposed to the thoughtless, throwaway effort spent on most tweets and fb posts). That's why I think you shouldn't be embarrassed about putting weight on such a thing. I need food and electricity to power my body and computer. But I also need external validation to power my ego. The software doesn't get written if I don't think it's a good idea and worth doing, no matter how full my belly is.