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is it just me or is this basically, "this project has a lot of stars, so, you should know it!". Seems like vanity metrics have absolutely ruined the internet. If these are useful to you, great, but just because something has a lot of stars/likes/thumbs upseses doesn't mean they're required learning/knowing.

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Social proof is very important. But it's easily gamed. It's a shame that projects needs x stars and y collaborators for anyone to consider using it. We'll eventually end up with star inflation, and "get 100 stars for $10" services.

>"this project has a lot of stars, so, you should know it!"

This is how the industry works these day, and beginners coming from bootcamps are told to pick a framework that way.

The more stars , the better.

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