Why no GitHub repo has 1M stars: it's just social media for the everyone-codes era
lxfater · x · 2026-10-19
Developer lxfater argues programmers must accept that GitHub—once treated as sacred—has become just another social network in the era where everyone can code. He notes that despite GitHub's global user base, no project has ever crossed 1 million stars, while other social platforms are full of million-follower accounts, illustrating how developer communities grow differently from mainstream social media.
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