dansup, 
I remember when the #fediverse didn't take @pixelfed seriously and constantly made jokes about it using PHP, or when I missed self-imposed deadlines
I had to prove myself, constantly, and I admit I almost gave up a few times
All that negativity and hate, I used that as motivation to be better, not just for me, but for other devs
Maybe those haters were busy building fediverse tools like https://fedidb.org or https://fediverse.info
Who knows, anyways I'm still here, queer, and building!