I agree.

unfortunately not even open source can make people check to see if someone's already solved their problem, because then they can't be a hero anymore

@PavelASamsonov @ben I think there's also a kind of 'curse' to being a developer. We tend to be quite opinionated so even if we find something that mostly does what we want, unless you know the language/framework involved (and they're open to contributions) the only way to get 100% of what you want is to rewrite it in your chosen language/framework

(I think discovery has also felt like it has gotten worse though something like selfh.st helps as a directory at times)

https://www.techdirt.com/2019/08/28/protocols-not-platforms-technological-approach-to-free-speech/