Post APHbiS3bB85Ih7WYE4 by gabek@social.gabekangas.com
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 (DIR) Post #APHbiS3bB85Ih7WYE4 by gabek@social.gabekangas.com
       2022-11-04T19:00:17.542028Z
       
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       I feel bad when an individual, for whatever specific reasons, just can't get Owncast running. Either due to confusion, or their environment, or whatever. I always try to help, but when it turns into aggressive "Owncast doesn't work" attacks it's just not productive to engage anymore.
       
 (DIR) Post #APHboA0fBu4qSWsCnY by mike@unfediverse.com
       2022-11-04T21:41:42Z
       
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       At some point you have to realise that some people are just toxic to your project and any community you try and build. Some are just wired differently from you and I - and this is always a challenge to figure out how to engage productively. Might be cultural, might be genetic, might be insurmountable technical/cognitive  barriers for them - but for whatever reason you just can't get things to click. Some are intentionally or habitually toxic and there's nothing you can do about it. I know it seems wrong to leave somebody who is having difficulty, but you simply can't solve every problem. Be polite, do your best, but when the mud starts flying, let it go and move on. Every one of these is a learning experience incidentally. So I always ask myself how I could've done better - either technically or socially. If it's any consolation, I've found that those who demand I drop everything and solve their problem or they'll "leave" always leave anyway,  no matter how much time and energy I devote to helping them. Always.