Wouldn’t it be much more helpful to collectively tell them that you’re going to commit to getting every single person you know to see the importance of these issues (that is, have meaningful discussions with people who know you and trust you and look to you for guidance that it’s worth not using Netflix e.a.), and get them to switch to Firefox, so that the next time Mozilla is faced with a similar decision, they’ll know they have the full backing of their users, rather than the fear of losing their relevance due to their users preferring encumbered content over freedom?
Mozilla is in it for the long haul. They need to remain relevant to be able to continue doing good; so the threat of hemorrhaging users is about the only thing which they really must avoid at all costs, making them choose to live to fight another day over a principled last stand. The open web is all for them, though. The vast, vast majority of people working for Mozilla (whether employed or volunteer) care more deeply about these issues than almost anyone, you’ll find anywhere else. Trust in that, trust that they’ve agonized over this for months and months, and have been fighting this every step of the way.
If they had 50% marketshare, with the knowledge that they had that marketshare because their users care, then they could’ve made it stick.
Yet instead they live in a world where people switch to Google Chrome for a tiny perceived speed difference, signaling that they care more about that than about rights or principles. That is something you can help fight, something where your success can help Mozilla stick to their guns.
Think about it. How can you actually make a difference? How can you actually do some good in this fight, rather than just making yourself feel good?
