> "Contribute to their codebase" includes bug reports and seeking help with errata and other issues.

That is exceedingly rare. The vast majority of times you will either find your answer online to work your way around issues.

> It might be problematic to use a language where needed help could be preceded by Twitter or HN background and allegiance check.

I would remind you that we have LLMs now. One of the greatest gifts of LLMs is not having to rely on talking to people online to figure out issues when using a language/framework/library.