I feel like something similar happens on Tildes with Deimos, and to some extent on Reddit as well. Not to knock on him personally, I recognize both the amount of work he has done and the expertise...
The attention and minor fame I’ve received as a result of my prolific efforts also has profound consequences. On the positive line of thought, I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that I’ve noticed my bug reports and feature requests on random projects (or even my own projects) being taken more seriously now, which is almost certainly more related to name recognition than merit. I often receive thanks and words of admiration from my… fans? I guess I have those now.
I feel like something similar happens on Tildes with Deimos, and to some extent on Reddit as well. Not to knock on him personally, I recognize both the amount of work he has done and the expertise he possesses, but I feel like sometimes people tend to give his posts more attention and praise then other, similarly good posts because of his relatively niche amount of fame.
I feel like something similar happens on Tildes with Deimos, and to some extent on Reddit as well. Not to knock on him personally, I recognize both the amount of work he has done and the expertise he possesses, but I feel like sometimes people tend to give his posts more attention and praise then other, similarly good posts because of his relatively niche amount of fame.