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Discussion on: What harmful habits do developers pick up over time?

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Harsh Shandilya

Probably controversial, but as an OSS maintainer, I feel wanting to be very likable can take a negative toll on one's mind. When your motivational model starts revolving around all users absolutely adoring you, the occasional crass comment can cause you to spiral. I've done this to myself quite a few times and only recently started putting my foot down about things, within reason of course. Striking the balance between being an opinionated maintainer and an oblivious one just gets hard sometimes.