> Slack knew they were a nonprofit

"Slack" didn't know anything. Slack isn't a human being. Like somehow everyone that joins the company connects a collective consciousness with shared memory.

> deliberate decision to engage in the SaaS equivalent of rent-seeking

Clearly you were involved in the process and have fist-hand knowledge to be so confident lol. The crazy absurdity of everyone being so convinced of the conspiracy theories they've pulled out of their asses.

> given the circumstances I think people in this thread have been incredibly charitable.

I don't think that word means what you think it means.