Comment by petercooper
7 years ago
The private/secret repos I'm talking about? They're probably operating under Fight Club rules. If you aren't plugged in, they don't even exist as far as you are concerned. You don't even know you're missing out.
I don't think this is staying out of the community. It's staying out of a community by forming another community, complete with its own set of good/bad people, rules, and expectations. Indeed, this is how many popular communities began - small, insular, quiet, before growing larger as human constructions frequently do.
Absolutely, and additionally to this, it's not forming a well-behaved community, it's forming a community that behaves in the way this particular person likes. It's just as likely to be full of snark and bitching.
This is likely, you say... according to whom?
The author clearly expressed their lack of desire to deal with drama or toxicity. What makes you think they will tolerate it in another community?