I closed pull requests and issues on my projects, and I'm happier

A while ago I started moving my projects off GitHub, GitLab and Codeberg to my own Gitea instance. Doing it takes courage, because you cut yourself loose from social networks for programmers with huge visibility, interaction and reach. Forget about stars, followers, forks, trending lists and the rest. All you have left is the code, and maybe the people you let in. And yet, I am happier than…