Both are entirely reasonable, especially if it's something you're doing in your free time. Internet toxicity can entirely suck the fun out of participating in

Both are entirely reasonable, especially if it's something you're doing in your free time. Internet toxicity can entirely suck the fun out of participating in a community, thereby defeating the purpose of participating in it. But, similarly, a really fun community can do the opposite. I used to participate in the Ruby community more for the people than anything else. I never actually loved the language all that much.