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If people were adept at consistently setting their boundaries, in the face of demands that can be overwhelming, indeed the problem would be trivial maybe. Just say no. But just saying no for many people is still a non-trivial skill. Also, just saying no in the face of consistent and repeated demands while mixing that with a desire that many creators have to be responsive to the people who use their software and to sa…
I think a solution would be to not make one's contact information public, or limit the channel that can be used to get in contact.
Trouble with that is creators use Issues / Discussions / PRs to collaborate with people.