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I think the author doesn't get GitHub stars. They don't mean "I use this and like it", they are simply bookmarks. A way to find something interesting again. I don't think I actively use anything I starred. Or am I the odd one out?


I use it the same way - "oh this is interesting and I may want to use this later" presses star button


This is what bookmarking in your browser is for. Not here for whines about convenience, if the maintainer can see it then you're sending a signal.


People place way too much importance on github stars.

I will continue "bookmarking with stars" and not using half the things I star :)


presses star button, never read it again


This is a misunderstanding but it is far from unusual. For one, the JavaScript package ecosystem is incredibly vain and is absolutely obsessed with these sorts of deeply flawed measurements of popularity.




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