That’s sad to see, but completely understandable. Basically, he’s not a sociopath, and people in his role are treated like sociopaths. I can definitely see how that would wear you down a lot. I hope he can stay strong through whatever hate he might receive over this, and I honestly wish him well. He and I see eye to eye on a lot of things, so I’ve always valued his direction in the fediverse.
Being in charge of a social media project is, turns out, quite the stressful endeavour, and I don’t have the right personality for it. I think I need not elaborate that the passion so many feel for social media does not always manifest in healthy ways. You are to be compared with tech billionaires, with their immense wealth and layered support systems, but with none of the money or resources.
While it might be a tough decision, I wholeheartedly welcome it.
Community-driven projects should be managed by the community, and I fully trust the Mastodon nonprofit to lead this part of the Fediverse into the future.
Good luck on this new stage, Eugen. And congratulations to all Mastodon users.
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hperrin@lemmy.ca · 130 pts · 285d
That’s sad to see, but completely understandable. Basically, he’s not a sociopath, and people in his role are treated like sociopaths. I can definitely see how that would wear you down a lot. I hope he can stay strong through whatever hate he might receive over this, and I honestly wish him well. He and I see eye to eye on a lot of things, so I’ve always valued his direction in the fediverse.
hexx@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 40 pts · 285d
Context.
mat@jlai.lu · -8 pts · 285d
Holy shit! The topics about his closing or joining a fight? Wtf?
Tundra@sh.itjust.works · 82 pts · 286d
A very honest & well written goodbye - I wish him the best
oyzmo@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 285d
Good blog post - He's a smart one :)
buddascrayon@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 285d
And the Fediverse continues unabated. That's the beauty of it.
Twongo@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 285d
godspeed o7. thx for keeping the good side of the internet alive for a little longer
bunkyprewster@startrek.website · 9 pts · 285d
The Fediverse Cincinnatus
grapemix@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 285d
Thx for fighting for us and with us. wish him for the best
Pika@rekabu.ru · 2 pts · 285d
While it might be a tough decision, I wholeheartedly welcome it.
Community-driven projects should be managed by the community, and I fully trust the Mastodon nonprofit to lead this part of the Fediverse into the future.
Good luck on this new stage, Eugen. And congratulations to all Mastodon users.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 285d
finitebanjo@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 285d
Hang on, an ML user was CEO of Mastodon? Damn, thats not good.
davel@lemmy.ml · -4 pts · 285d
^et\ tu\ don\ mastodon?^
Bloomcole@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 285d
that libfest lol
quick_snail@feddit.nl · -7 pts · 285d
Oh good, maybe the replacement won't block features like searching ffs