Saying that it's a microcosm for "open source" is a bit hyperbolic. What would be more accurate is saying that it's a microcosm of "there is a certain set of us

Saying that it's a microcosm for "open source" is a bit hyperbolic. What would be more accurate is saying that it's a microcosm of "there is a certain set of users to be ignored" when writing open source software. One has to learn to develop a thick skin and guilt free ignoring of those who don't contribute anything to a project such as constructive suggestions, bug reports, or actual code.