Closed platforms are not in the interest of users.
For example, Kickstarter unionized in 2020. One of things that initiated unionization was this lack of democratic decision making at Kickstarter[1]:
> One of the changes that most angered employees was the decision to end Drip, announced in late 2018. Drip was a tool that had been developed to let creators of projects on the site start subscriptions, similar to Patreon, allowing them to build sustainable revenue streams. Eliminating the tool “came out of the blue,” Zhang says, with “no consultation” with employees who were affected. “It seemed to be at the whim of one person to just make a blanket decision,” she adds.
If employees are working on projects that go against their users' interests, democratic decision making can give them a voice that they otherwise wouldn't have.
[1] https://www.wired.com/story/how-kickstarter-employees-formed...
Tell a non-tech person that their data is being harvested by Google and Facebook, and see what they reaction is.
I doubt a non-trivial number of developers (let alone Google Developers) care about things like the "open web".
I don't see how that works. As you see fit? Sounds like you need to start your own company, if that's what you want.
SWE's sold their soul/morals/values for money & built evils that there's no way back from. Just have to deal with the consequences of their actions now.
I support the EFF, but that’s basically all I know how to do. Imagine if Google’s software developers went on strike every time they tried to pull another AMP on the open web?