Open Source Has Too Many Parasocial Relationships
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The article argues that open source communities often foster unhealthy parasocial relationships between maintainers and users, and the discussion touches on the implications of this dynamic.
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And the lax verification of contributors and lax review of their contributions is a potentially huge security hole just waiting to be exploited.