Others have shared totally great points so I'm going to add something different. I live in a place where the tech scene culture is rampant with gatekeeping and the "role models" are almost always people who emphasize this habit even more, with them feeling justified to make fun of other people's efforts and "dumb" questions. This situation makes it incredibly hard to find like-minded people with non-traditional background to share and learn from, and that's when I came across Taro. In Taro, I feel very safe to ask any kind of questions without having to worry that I will be overly criticized and judged, and I feel that I can learn a lot from the sheer number of quality answers here. Taro attracts people who want to learn and share in compassionate ways, and that transcends any kind of timezone or geographical boundaries. This is very valuable for me, and makes it worth it for me to stay up late at night to meet up with other members (virtually) and join the various coffee chats.

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