Perhaps consider that your failure to understand how this person feels the way they do is just that: your failure.
It makes sense to me, though. I've burnt out before, and I know what that feels like. Open-source work can feel entirely thankless, and rarely pays the bills. It's very easy to get sucked into working hard to serve others while getting little in return.
He spent 7 years giving people a free gift. People should be grateful. But instead, as you so clearly demonstrate, people can easily be clueless and entitled, demanding more work and criticizing people they have no standing to criticize.
If you really think somebody should maintain this library, it's right there. Fork it and show us how a project really should be run. And if you won't, maybe reflect on why you think he's obligated to labor for free to live up to your standards when you won't live up to your own.
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