YSK about corporations' strategies to kill open source protocols

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/571039

I saw this in another thread on /c/Showerthoughts. I think it's important for this to be circulated widely so that the broader Fediverse community is aligned. We don't want admins second-guessing their decisions when users start infighting. We should be united in our thinking and ready to protect our platform.