#deltachat is now evolving for 9 years. Among the currently active 15-20 contributors a majority joined 5+ years ago, with some joining in the very first year and a few only joining last year. Patience and perseverance is underrated when it comes to producing something that challenges the status quo of centralized mainstream messaging. Several competitors dropped out by now while many of us feel we are only getting started. A good read on the patience topic: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/p/your-edge-is-patience-not-genius?publication_id=7670699&post_id=215589276&isFreemail=true&r=rq5xj&triedRedirect=true