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Is it OK for an expert in a topic to post about unrelated topics?
This was an interesting one!
I am a strong yes. I am much more interested in following real, three-dimensional people than I am in following The Inventor of Staplers or The World's Greatest Chef.
The people I respect the most in technology and other fields bring a lot more to the table than august pronouncements in their area of expertise.
I occasionally get called on this by people who follow me expecting me to be some kind of Elder of the Fediverse. I don't meet that expectation very well.
@evan I missed this one, but I'd have been "strong yes". Maybe its because I remember the Status.Net days, but you've always been "just a guy" who also happens to be one of the "Elders of the Fediverse".
I've also found that the FLOSS community seems to be better than others about seeing our "superstars" as real people and not unapproachable idols.
I've hung out (digitally/physically) with some of the biggest movers and shakers in some of these communities. They're just folks.