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Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software Highlight

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online communities experienced their own version of context collapse when platforms turned the “panopticon” upon itself, inducing a flood of newcomers, spectators, and drive-by visitors. The collective identity of communities was reduced in favor of personal identity, with individuals acting as free agents.

— Nadia Eghbal

Replicated under Fair Use from Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software by Nadia Eghbal.