The kind of drama happening now (ie. devs ignoring specific requests put forth by some users) is the natural outcome of the benevolent dictatorship model and proves that, no matter how decent, good and caring a person is when starting a massive FOSS project, they are ALL bound to reach the "I make the rules" stage, because that's the nature of human beings when exposed to massive stress.
Let's stop #ForkOff and make #Mastodon a #Cooperative NOW!
@Antanicus By all means fork the software and build a stronger network as a result.
But the story that the lead developer was ignoring requests is just false and even insulting. He was implementing an oft-requested feature and responding to concerns. Then a few people started piling up abuse because they weren't getting exactly what they wanted.
