I know what you mean. Most of the times I’m immediately annoyed when I attend a meetup or event.

But in my opinion what you call toxicity nowadays has very little in common with „real“ toxicity. Just think of Mircea Popescu. 😁

When I started Maximalism was something healthy. Maximalism saved me from shitcoining. I‘m so grateful for all the Pierres, Bitstein, Giacomos, Tuurs and whoever I forgot.