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It goes a bit beyond OSS; try doing anything important in life and you'll be a target sooner or later. Jealousy is a powerful force; ignorant mobs are powerful

by roenxi 3y ago

It goes a bit beyond OSS; try doing anything important in life and you'll be a target sooner or later. Jealousy is a powerful force; ignorant mobs are powerful forces and there are a lot of evil opportunists in the mix. People really need to get a little more cynical at a young age. Everyone should be doing things because they think it is in their personal best interests. People can still be altruists, but it is important to understand that is a personal belief in what a local optimum looks like and it can't be seen as a noble sacrifice. I thought this dev's attitude was fairly healthy. Try something, see it didn't work, start charging.

monero-xmr 3y ago
They pity you when you fail - "What an idiot, everyone knew it would fail." They resent you when you succeed - "They got lucky - I could have done that!" You just need to do your own thing. You must find validation within yourself.
anaxamander 3y ago
Yeah, but on the other hand, when you start charging for something, people automatically feel entitled to expect the world from you. I'm not saying they don't already do that for people who donate their labor to a project, but I'm saying the abuse might get worse. They're now "paying customers."
Intralexical 3y ago
Jealousy, or fear of change, even. A lot of times even existing is enough to offend some types, if you or what you are doing is perceived as a challenge to what they think they already know and control. I don't think people should get any more cynical. That's why we have this problem. The solution isn't to become more like them. But it is absolutely vital to understand that there are those types of cynical individuals out there. That's fine. Block them out as appropriate; You don't owe them anything, and they wouldn't reciprocate anyway. Keep an eye on them and take steps to protect yourself when they start to get too opportunistic/actively sabotaging/slanderous etc.

by roenxi 3y ago

monero-xmr 3y ago

They pity you when you fail - "What an idiot, everyone knew it would fail." They resent you when you succeed - "They got lucky - I could have done that!" You just need to do your own thing. You must find validation within yourself.

anaxamander 3y ago

Yeah, but on the other hand, when you start charging for something, people automatically feel entitled to expect the world from you. I'm not saying they don't already do that for people who donate their labor to a project, but I'm saying the abuse might get worse. They're now "paying customers."

Intralexical 3y ago

Jealousy, or fear of change, even. A lot of times even existing is enough to offend some types, if you or what you are doing is perceived as a challenge to what they think they already know and control. I don't think people should get any more cynical. That's why we have this problem. The solution isn't to become more like them. But it is absolutely vital to understand that there are those types of cynical individuals out there. That's fine. Block them out as appropriate; You don't owe them anything, and they wouldn't reciprocate anyway. Keep an eye on them and take steps to protect yourself when they start to get too opportunistic/actively sabotaging/slanderous etc.