> This doesn’t mean you have to silence your feelings – but just own them as your feelings. “Hey, I get that you are busy. Still, when I open a PR and nobody answers, it feels like this contribution is not wanted. If that’s true, just tell me, I can go elsewhere.”<p>Hahaha. When at first you don't get the validation you sought, follow up with a passive-aggressive narrative intended to evoke guilt.<p>FFS. <i>Other people exist.</i> People who pull this manipulative crap are the epitome of toxic. Notice the lack of <i>empathy</i> for the maintainer and what <i>they</i> might have going on.<p>It's all about how <i>you</i> feel when it comes to open-source <i>communities.</i> It selects for feeble minds you can push around through rhetoric.