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by rspeer 2752 days ago
So only programmers can be "intelligent, polite" users, in your view?

Of course you have to "do it for" the user. That's why you are the programmer and they are the user. If you're making something half-finished for other programmers to contribute to, that's very different from making a social network.
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wuliwong 2752 days ago
>So only programmers can be "intelligent, polite" users, in your view?

You are making an incorrect leap in logic. The commenter certainly didn't say that. Their statement is that ONLY patient people will get through a more technically challenging process. That is not the same as saying ALL patient people will get through the process which would be necessary for your conclusion.

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qqn 2752 days ago
There are good people outside programming, lol. For example: me. I couldn't code if my life depended on it but I sure as heck contribute in other ways.[0] I get the gripe with unpolished projects though. Still, this comment continues the "they build it for us" trend that is quickly disappearing in the decentralized space (in my circles at least). More and more "noncoders" are "coding" and "nonhackers" "hacking" to customize their experience online : )

*[0] See the bit about "fanatics": https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths

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