Hi Nicole :),
I want you to know that’s appreciated. I know purism had a bit of a rocky start (lord knows enough random people have felt the need to tell me on reddit!). Honestly, when I cut through all the trash talk, the only valid criticism they may have is that you bit of more than you can chew your first time out. Yeah, well, who with an ounce of life experience hasn’t at some point? It just shows the enthusiasm of Purisms intent. What I see now is that you’re still standing and, despite your detractors (who I wish would realise altruism is not a competition), you are still trying to further Free software/hardware even if that can realistically only be done a bit at a time. Every little bit helps 
I just wanted to leave some encouragement for you and the Librem 5 team:
Stay strong. You are appreciated
Thank you,
Sarah