Yes. Pay for software from independent developers and small businesses. The entire reason big tech is where it is is because nobody wants to pay for software, and big tech is the way to make money off of "free" software. Software developers need money to eat, so this is the inevitable result of demanding everything for free. Actions meet consequences.

Linux has Big Tech behind it too and few complain about that.

That's as easy as making new Vite. :) Which is hard, not easy but my point stands.

Yes, pay for its development.

why does it matter?

use vite to build apps your business needs and move on

focus on what matters or just be a w2 somewhere and do endless bikeshedding

not if our current trajectory stays undisturbed

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