Love this article for how precise its description of the suffering is. I am of the people mentioned who disappear, and now trying to slowly find my way back in,

Love this article for how precise its description of the suffering is. I am of the people mentioned who disappear, and now trying to slowly find my way back in, but without burning out. One strategy that ought to be mentioned is “scratch the itch”. I.e write your projects in a way that works for you, but clearly has itches to be fixed (e.g. small list of texture formats in a graphics engine). That way it’s clear for the user that a PR is needed, and it could result in a group of contributors early on (until the itch becomes rare). In other words, owners often fall into a trap by making their projects almost perfect, but not quite. Users complain when they see such state of things. Owners should be more egotistical to their needs.