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The negativity you'll immediately experience as soon as a project catches on can be depressing and it's one of the reasons why some people can't emotionally deal with building in the open.

Most successful projects have their personal cult of haters that keep harassing the developers. I've experienced this myself. It is what it is. The haters will hate. The builders will build.

Please be mindful about this and encourage the builders around you if you like what they're doing. Even a small comment goes a long way.
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Jasper 1y ago

would love to experience that kind of depression! So far I am in the "mostly no feedback" depression phase. (I am also not open sourcing everything, so might be wrong here.)

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calle 1y ago

You need to talk about your stuff on the open, it's a good way to sharpen your own understanding of the limitations and potential of your project.

If you keep it highly autistic and academic, respecting your peers and focussing on technical discussions and not on people and motives, it can be a very rewarding experience.