I mean you could interpret their post that way, but it isn’t clear that they are suggesting branching off of mastodon to something else, kind of like how truth social did.

> Nothing about profit goes against Mastodon, Fediverse, open source, etc.
I’m not sure from where you are reading this, but Mastodon is registered as a non-profit organization in Germany. That means the extra costs have to go toward providing a service to the community instead of making a profit.

I don’t understand how locking features behind monetization gives a choice to users, in fact, it’s the opposite, right?

Mastodon is a non-profit that provides a service. Typically for non-profits, everyone gets to enjoy the service equally. Microtransactions and cosmetics would go against this principle, however I think it would still be worth to try.