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just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Like it or not, any self-hosted project can not be successful if there is no one to appreciate it…
Absolutely wrong. I’ve had multiple I’ve kept going for years because I’ve created them for specific use-cases that literanlbody else touches, and I’ve run and contributed to multiple huge public projects. Never once did I ever think of abandoning the former because nobody else was using them.
This sounds like .using of someone who is new to the scene and thinks it works like social media influencer BS.
It does not.
Mhad1@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Your may have been different (the commits adds to your portfolio) or you may just have been a hobbyist but other than that, why would one be willing to sink hours!
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Building stuff is fun, and using something created that does exactly what you want is cool.
Why create a self hosting setup if you’re the only one using it? Same idea.
non_burglar@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What… Is everything profit to you?
Baaahb@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
Because what you are working on is USEFUL. Gtfo. Create cause you love it not cause its a job. We have those and usually dont want an additional one.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
I think you misunderstand the word “self” :
noun plural selves a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one’s own self.
a person’s nature, character, etc.: his better self.
personal interest. Philosophy. the ego; that which knows, remembers, desires, suffers, etc., as contrasted with that known, remembered, etc. the uniting principle, as a soul, underlying all subjective experience
Sounds to me like you’re more interested in the ego portion of self.
I’ve spent years doing things for myself, my friends, my family, not from ego, but because I believe the things I’ve done are important (either to me or to my friends/family), and that I’m the person that can do those things.