The abusive behavior that was being used to manipulate Lasse Collin into bringing on more maintainers for #xz went unnoticed because abusive behavior in Open Source communities is so pervasive. In context, we can clearly see it was part of an orchestrated operation. Out of context, it looks like just another asshole complaining about stuff they have no right to complain about. https://robmensching.com/blog/posts/2024/03/30/a-microcosm-of-the-interactions-in-open-source-projects/
A Microcosm of the interactions in Open Source projects | RobMensching.com

Originally a thread on Twitter about the xz/liblzma vulnerability, when I finished typing it, I realized I had a real world slice of Open Source interaction that deserved more attention.

@swelljoe Really gross but I can see how this could play out the same way every day in hundreds of projects, the vitriol that some os projects get from users is awful, so it doesn't even seem like it would be out of place or raise eyebrows