Yeah pretty much, quality of community spirals downwards very fast as money becomes a bigger factor. I’m one of the anarchists you mentioned though. I have no interest in monetization of the fediverse and would be willing to change instances or platforms if they allowed that.
Its also funny that you mention it as a “boys club”, because in this situation the only people we’re explicitly excluding is capitalists. So like, a “workers club” which yeah I dont want to be part of communities that cater to capitalists and capitalism. Content creators can use patron or other more direct methods of earning from content they post here. Capitalist middlemen profiting off of ad placement be damned.