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>>jashke+(OP)
> You are responsible for your own needs. If you want things, make them.

>I am grateful for the contributions of the community. Every Clojure release incorporates many contributions. [...] Open source is a no-strings-attached gift, and all participants should recognize it as such.

>The time to re-examine preconceptions about open source is right now. Morale erosion amongst creators is a real thing.

Sad that it has to be said. I think as a creator you need to brace yourself for the reality of what it means to offer something to the world. There is a sort of normal distribution of consumers and some can be surprisingly toxic.

>>Isamu+L3
Interestingly, this isn't just isolated to open source. I've heard similar sentiments expressed by artists of popular works, including but not limited to:

- Game developers

- Authors of popular novels that have yet to finish ("GRRM is not your bitch")

- Star Wars

>>madrox+a5
Thank you for pointing this out, there are so many niches where fans/consumers are taking the creators to task for some grievance or other.

One positive way to interpret this is to recognize that fans are passionate and want the project to succeed and fulfill all their dreams.

But reality is a harsh mistress and not all dreams will be realized.