@smallcircles Not to invalidate the burnout and pressure and negativity that anyone is feeling, but, isn't it possible to simply not listen to commenters? Especially once someone realises that fufilling many feature requests and patching bugs quickly is ruining their fun. I can't see why the demands would be a problem if the developer just continued at their own pace (as BDFL :)). Please tell me what you think.

@hyc "Fuck off" is a bit rude...

@smallcircles
I feel that it isn't the developer's responsibility to set and communicate expectations about the direction of the project with anyone outside their team. I don't know why, it just feels like it. (But of course it you want to set expectations, to reduce the comments or otherwise, by all means it's your project.)

I didn't know about the burnout! I'll make sure to voice my gratitude for people and their work a lot louder.

@smallcircles I think it's justified because, well, the developer is benevolent for sharing their work, dictator because they are making all the decisions, and for life because presumably they want to keep the project forever. For me, maybe because this is the first time seeing "BDFL", it doesn't have any negative, insulting connotations to it. :). I'm so sorry that 'BDFL' criticism about projects are upsetting people. It can't be easy seeing your brain child fall.