Comment by mfer

Being a maintainer on a popular open source project can be hard. You put expectations on yourself, others put expectations on you, people complain, people trash talk you because they think they can do it better, and so much more.

I think this highlights that maintainers need support systems to help with this. We can use GitHub features to mute or block people. We can have CoCs and try to avoid people who cause issues. But, they still happen and maintainers need help. Someone to talk to, people who have been there, support groups, strategies, and sometimes sabbaticals.

I feel for this guy and hope some time away will help him personally.