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As a programmer who studied philosophy and worked as a freelance graphic designer I often contribute in terms of writing, clarifying, creating explainer graphic
by atoav 4y ago
As a programmer who studied philosophy and worked as a freelance graphic designer I often contribute in terms of writing, clarifying, creating explainer graphics, logos, splash screens etc.
The issue with all of these fields is, that there is a ton of personal taste involved. As a professional I know how to push my taste aside and create something that serves a project — but not every contributor who will contribute e.g. graphics will be able to maintain that distance. This can potentially lead to emotionally exhaustive situations, where a maintainer or community is thankful for a contribution, but they have to say "no thanks" because the graphics/text don't fit the standard of the project.
Same thing goes for well meant "analysis" where contributers ignored all existing issues and discussion — nice of you to do that, but consider that ot also creates work.