RE: https://mastodon.social/@andrewnez/116974498919761167
This one really touched a nerve, I’ve had a number of emails from real maintainers today sharing their stories that end up being way too similar 🥲
Andrew Nesbitt@andrewnez@mastodon.socialInterview with a Maintainer
https://nesbitt.io/2026/07/24/interview-with-a-maintainer.html
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@andrewnez That seems so bleak, and the flat, matter-of-fact way she delivers the news... She's seen things. I hope the cheese tastes good.
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@andrewnez When does it stop being Satire Andrew!
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@andrewnez Checkout #PackagerLife tag :P
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@andrewnez it’s so insanely bleak but it’s also only barely fiction. I cackled several times