@zzt > [...] caustic, antisocial behaviour causes people who previously were valued in the space to leave. When these people have left, the behaviour of the persons whose caused them to leave becomes the new community norm.

I'm not personally involved with either Rust or Bevy but this is a great summary of a core issue that I've witnessed everywhere as soon as "AI" infestation started creeping in. Over the past year I've seen my favourite communities and hobby spaces collapse precisely because of this, even outside tech. It's heartbreaking, really.

Olivia Guest recently wrote an amazing article discussing this problem from a more general perspective: https://olivia.science/entryism/