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trutannus on Sept 29, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: I'm working on open source full time

> a way to exercise some ego/narcissism

Alright, then how do you explain the folks who have completely anonymous open source contributor identities? Or folks who commit documentation improvements? I think flattening the entire open source world down to ego and narcissism is reductive to the point of being wrong.

sidlls on Sept 29, 2021 [–]

You've set up a fine strawman to burn down: I never even implied what you suggest.

trutannus on Sept 29, 2021 | [–]

I fail to see an alternative way to interpret what you wrote. By all means, feel free to elaborate.

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