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For every person starring the repo there will be an unknown number who found it useful but aren't using GH stars or forks. Consider that if you hadn't gone the
by 3np 3y ago
For every person starring the repo there will be an unknown number who found it useful but aren't using GH stars or forks.
Consider that if you hadn't gone the extra mile, your work would with 99% probability never be useful again (I say without having seen it). Now it may be a shoulder for someone to stand on to make even greater things than they would otherwise be able to. This could be in several years, when your own attention is in a completely different space.
- seabass-labrax 3y agoI'm one of those unknown readers with no stars (why would I add to the inflation of tokens of already little worth?) and forks (why would I clutter up my forks with projects I can't meaningfully contribute to?) - but I am a prolific bookmarker of interesting projects! Those often end up pasted into IRC or Matrix channels where there is interest in later years, potentially multiplying the impact of my initial visit 10x or even 100x, inspiring future contributors or new projects.