But it would be uncouth for me to pretend that there isn’t some self-interest involved. Being in charge of a social media project is, turns out, quite the stressful endeavour, and I don’t have the right personality for it. I think I need not elaborate that the passion so many feel for social media does not always manifest in healthy ways. You are to be compared with tech billionaires, with their immense wealth and layered support systems, but with none of the money or resources. It manifests in what people expect of you, and how people talk about you. I remember somebody jokingly suggesting that I challenge Elon Musk to a fight (this was during his and Mark Zuckerberg’s martial arts feud), and quietly thinking to myself, I am literally not paid enough for that. I remember also, some Spanish newspaper article that for some reason, concluded that I don’t dress as fashionably as Jeff Bezos, based on the extremely sparse number of pictures of myself I have shared on the web. Over an entire decade, these tiny things chip away at you slowly. Some things chip faster. I steer clear of showing vulnerability online, but there was a particularly bad interaction with a user last summer that made me realise that I need to take a step back and find a healthier relationship with the project, ultimately serving as the impetus to begin this restructuring process.

My next chapter with Mastodon - Mastodon Blog

Eugen Rochko is stepping down as the CEO of mastodon as it completes the transition to a nonprofit. I am sharing this snippet from the article announcing it.

Eugen started mastodon as a self funded project and kept it going years before twitter imploded. This is the writing of a thoughtful, serious, reflective person who deserves to be praised. He didn't end up the world's richest billionaire.

However, he sure made a dent in the universe. All the best during recovery and I look forward to mastodon attaining greater heights.