{"id":1205,"date":"2025-01-13T12:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/2025\/01\/13\/matt-mullenweg-asks-what-drama-to-create-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:15:05","slug":"matt-mullenweg-asks-what-drama-to-create-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/matt-mullenweg-asks-what-drama-to-create-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Mullenweg Asks: What Drama to Create in 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n

WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg Sparks Controversy on Reddit<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Christmas Eve, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg took to Reddit, sparking a heated debate by asking what kind of drama he should create in 2025. He posted, \u201cWhat drama should I create in 2025? I\u2019m very open to suggestions. Should we stop naming releases after jazz musicians and name them after Drake lyrics? Eliminate all dashboard notices? Take over any plugins into core? Change from blue to purple? I think we can brainstorm together and come up with way better things than I could on my own. \u263a\ufe0f Also, Merry Christmas! \ud83c\udf84\u201d<\/p>\n

The Backlash<\/strong><\/p>\n

The post quickly amassed over 500 comments, but the community was far from being amused. A significant portion of the replies urged him to stop posting, step down, seek professional help, or take a break and avoid creating any drama. \u201cFor someone in your position, creating extraneous drama for these people is not only disrespectful, it\u2019s outright psychopathic to the extent that it affects their ability to work and be productive,\u201d read one comment from Stubby_Shillelagh.<\/p>\n

Redditors React<\/strong><\/p>\n

Redditor WillmanRacing referenced a Sherman Act violation, suggesting sarcastically, \u201cI have a fantastic idea for some drama we can get up to. Why don\u2019t we create a charitable foundation governing our open source software product, instead of our for-profit company. Why don\u2019t we also operate our main website as its own separate entity, charging $.05 per request to anything at WordPress.org.\u201d Other users chimed in with their own ideas, including charging for WordPress services and creating a new, separate company.<\/p>\n

Matt’s Response<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regarding the ongoing drama, Matt said, \u201cWe\u2019ll look back on the WPE drama next year as something that seemed like a big deal at the time but isn\u2019t that notable in the grand arc of history.\u201d He signed off, saying, \u201cI really do enjoy talking with people on the internet, even if we don\u2019t always agree, and I appreciate everyone taking the time to share their perspective. Forums like this is how I got my start as a teenager. If you think Reddit is spicy, you should have seen Usenet and IRC back in the day! I hope you all have an amazing Christmas and very happy new year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Discussion Spills Over to Twitter<\/strong><\/p>\n

The discussion spilled over to Twitter, too. Ryan Duff dubbed it \u201cJust another day of very unhealthy and toxic behavior from WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg.\u201d Takis Bouyouris tweeted, \u201cEither Matt has crossed some sort of personal Rubicon, or it is hard to imagine how such pettiness could have been the attribute of one who led the project for so many years. Being lonely at the top, detached from reality and without healthy consult is a sign of a fading ruler. The Autumn of the Patriarch, by Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez is a great novel on the topic.\u201d Duane Storey tweeted, \u201cMatt looking down at the #WordPress community on Reddit this Christmas eve, wondering why we are all still singing and enjoying ourselves without our WordPress.org toys.\u201d Kellie Peterson exclaimed, \u201cWhat fresh hell? This is what Matt Mullenweg is doing on Christmas Eve. He could be spending it with his alleged many godchildren, his mother, and his sister but instead he\u2019s sowing chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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