[phkahler]

Same thing regarding the downvote ;-) But seriously, it's open source. Everyone has their reasons for contributing, but if you're trying to manipulate your stats in order to satisfy some psychological issue, well then you've got an issue. Why not address it instead of trying to feed it?

[phasmantistes]

You're presenting a false dichotomy. Yes, it may be true that people whose lives are made worse by their internal need to make their chart all green have deeper problems to deal with. But that doesn't mean that GitHub and the rest of the community have to continue to rub it in their face and aggravate those issues with a constant reminder that they "should be contributing more".

Recognizing that people may have problems, recognizing that the activity graph and streak metric may aggravate those problems, and then saying that the charts shouldn't be removed and the people should just deal with it themselves is not particularly empathetic.

[phkahler]

>> But that doesn't mean that GitHub and the rest of the community have to continue to rub it in their face and aggravate those issues with a constant reminder that they "should be contributing more".

That's the problem, the stats are just that. Anyone interpreting them as an indicator of "should be contributing more" should chill. But I do see your point.

>> Recognizing that people may have problems, recognizing that the activity graph and streak metric may aggravate those problems, and then saying that the charts shouldn't be removed and the people should just deal with it themselves is not particularly empathetic.

To be honest, I didn't read the entire piece, I just got far enough to cringe at this whole notion of people trying to play games with the stats and wanted to comment.

I have been looking inward myself lately, and while I have found it very challenging or even painful at times, it is one of the best things I've ever done. Highly recommended. We've all got our issues...