I think that ALL communities become toxic as they grow

I often hear that one community, or another, is "really good, not toxic at all, which is true when it starts (for tech, whilst it's "new" and everyone is still interested in figuring out how it works, sharing their learnings, and actively working to encourage people to also take interest)

Then idealism works it way in - this community is the greatest that every existed ever - and whatever it is centred is the best at whatever

Then - all other things are bad, you're <something bad> if you think otherwise

And, boom, toxicity starts to abound

For me, I've seen it so many times, whether in motorised transport (Motorcycles vs cars, then Japanese bikes vs British/European/American then individual brands (eg Triumph vs Norton), or even /style/ of bike (Oh you ride a sport bike, when clearly a cruiser is better...))

In the tech scene it's been Unix vs Microsoft, then Microsoft vs Linux or Apple, and then... well no doubt you've seen it too