It not infrequently happens, though, that I wish that issues on
which I represent a highly beleaguered minority were put to the
LLG for a vote -- a vote, that is, on whether the community at
large prefers dissenting minorities to voice their dissent from
within or to toe the majoritarian line or quit the community.
That way I would know once and for all whether my services to
Lojban are of value or whether I can in good conscience walk away
and devote all the freed-up time to other neglected endeavours.
I say this not in a spirit of petulance, but rather because I
often find myself aghast at the amount of effort I expend and abuse
I incur, relative to what my contributions actually achieve.