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Perhaps,

- The library is their baby and it’s hard to not get attached and feel personally responsible.

- There are a lot of people who seem to think they have a right to be demanding of open source volunteers.

- A lot of people don’t know how to ask for and get help.

- They don’t know how to leverage the help that is offered. (Or simply the help offered isn’t the right kind)

- Delegation is hard. Letting go is hard.




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