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The community is like a boiling pot. Sure, handle it the wrong way and you might get turned off, but there is a lot of energy there.
Drama happens when you have a bunch of opinionated people who care deeply about their craft expressing their opinions.
If you can ignore the drama, i think you'll find the creativity more than makes up for it.
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The community is like a boiling pot. Sure, handle it the wrong way and you might get turned off, but there is a lot of energy there.
Drama happens when you have a bunch of opinionated people who care deeply about their craft expressing their opinions.
If you can ignore the drama, i think you'll find the creativity more than makes up for it.