Ah yes, the Big Bad Evil private equity firms behind WP Engine, which are completely different from the private equity firms behind Automattic. And those 3 private equity board members at Automattic? Just ignore them, they don't exist - focus on those at WP Engine!

Is WP Engine "evil" and predatory? Maybe, possibly. I haven't seen any concrete evidence either way. Is Automattic evil and predatory? Absolutely! We've seen plenty of evidence of that, and it is very clear that they can't be trusted with Wordpress.