That’s sad to see, but completely understandable. Basically, he’s not a sociopath, and people in his role are treated like sociopaths. I can definitely see how that would wear you down a lot. I hope he can stay strong through whatever hate he might receive over this, and I honestly wish him well. He and I see eye to eye on a lot of things, so I’ve always valued his direction in the fediverse.

A very honest & well written goodbye - I wish him the best

I wish him well

Good blog post - He's a smart one :)

And the Fediverse continues unabated. That's the beauty of it.

The Fediverse Cincinnatus

godspeed o7. thx for keeping the good side of the internet alive for a little longer

Thx for fighting for us and with us. wish him for the best

While it might be a tough decision, I wholeheartedly welcome it.

Community-driven projects should be managed by the community, and I fully trust the Mastodon nonprofit to lead this part of the Fediverse into the future.

Good luck on this new stage, Eugen. And congratulations to all Mastodon users.

^et\ tu\ don\ mastodon?^

that libfest lol

Hopefully this will lead to a major improvement in the dysfunctional dev process, but I'm not holding my breath.

I don't use Mastodon, but I absolutely appreciate the sentiment here.

Sounds like a good bloke. He tried his best and it's very appreciated. Dealing with the Twitter escapees and their demands to have a second twitter only opensource can be extremely taxing, I imagine.

Good luck to Eugen.