> If those communities and apps already respect their users, then do they need this author? What difference would they make?
What? Does software development just go away if you respect your users? Do people not want 3rd-party Mastodon or Matrix clients just because the orgs aren't running advertisements on their servers? Is the idea that I install Linux and everything just magically works because Linus isn't trying to sell me something?
Building services that respect users is still work. It's still a thing that people can help with and support, either directly or through 3rd-party tooling and extensions.
What? Does software development just go away if you respect your users? Do people not want 3rd-party Mastodon or Matrix clients just because the orgs aren't running advertisements on their servers? Is the idea that I install Linux and everything just magically works because Linus isn't trying to sell me something?
Building services that respect users is still work. It's still a thing that people can help with and support, either directly or through 3rd-party tooling and extensions.