I see this genre of post going around a lot, and it just reeks of learned helplessness.

Yeah, I get it, sometimes you’re stuck in a situation where, for whatever, the alternatives aren’t viable or practical. You feel trapped. We all do. But why is the first instinct to gripe at the cool free software for not being quite what you wanted instead of getting mad at the rapidly enshittifying megacorps that put you into this trap you’re in to begin with?