The way I star GitHub repositories is pretty much the same as how I like and collect videos on bilibili: I just click them on a whim. Whenever I see a project that looks even remotely interesting, my brain always goes “might be useful someday” or “I’ll take a look later” — and my finger clicks the button before my brain finishes the thought.
That’s how, over the years, my star count quietly climbed past 800. To be honest, I have no idea what those 800+ projects actually are — most of them were starred because they seemed useful back then, and then never opened again.