Its a very interesting feeling. On one hand Im proud because Lemmy has come so far. Two years ago there was only one instance dev.lemmy.ml and no federation. On the other hand disappointed, because some people are unable to appreciate how much time and work I put into this project. Its especially ironic that these attacks are coming from people who pretend to represent the working class.
That’s the internet for you. I unfortunately don’t do much coding more 3d rendering and things, I dabbled in modding and got some of this treatment myself, projects are done for one’s own sake first then others.
People will always find things to dislike, there may be sound reasoning or not, it takes time to filter it well to not be a pushover that crumples to all criticism in a vain attempt to be loved, nor go the full other direction and be a grumpy unchanging god complex sort.
Its good to have more reddit alternatives with a low barrier to entry like Lemmy, I appreciate it. I think there’s still some confusion in the userbase at large over the whole federation concept though.