We Can’t Have Nice Things

By Zhenyi Tan

“Pffft a subscription app. I’d buy it if it were a one-time purchase.”

“Pffft a paid app. I’d download it if it were free.”

“Pffft proprietary software. I’d use it if it were open source.”

“Pffft the developer still hasn’t shipped my feature despite the 20 GitHub issues I opened.”

“Pffft the developer quit the project. Such irresponsibility! Why does this keep happening?”

Screenshot of a GitHub comment expressing disappointment that an open-source project is now abandoned, and calling the developer’s departure irresponsible despite respecting their right to step away.