I was referring to tankies and anarchists on Matrix - not as a major qualifier. Libre is important, but saying that integrating payment systems and such into software or services as either immoral, unethical or predatory is disingenuous at best.
But you’ve proven one thing: you are definitely apart of that boys club, no matter your political leanings.
Btw, I’m a social democrat and I’m very pro-integrity and anti-predatory. But we’re cutting off our left hand to spite out right, meaning we’ve created a sterile environment where there is no possibility for content creators or commercial developers to monetize without jumping through hoops.
There is something to be said about dark design patterns within UX, but the belligerent and stubborn disposition that all monetization is bad monetization is the folly of a one-track mind.