Why I'll always help a competitor (and why that's not weird)
Why helping competitors isn't weird in the Mac Admin community. On collaboration, friendship, and why we share configs across company lines.
Why helping competitors isn't weird in the Mac Admin community. On collaboration, friendship, and why we share configs across company lines.
I've spent most of my career trying to stay out of political discussions in professional spaces. Not because I don't have opinions, but because in tech communities, we've generally agreed that keeping our professional spaces focused on the work creates room for everyone. That's still true. This isn't about that.
A reflection on the emotional cost of building an online community, how it feels to see your work forgotten, your role erased, and yet still find meaning in what remains.