I don't think the claim is that it's wrong, I think it's just trying to answer "Why do people constantly have to re-invent the wheel? :(". "X but we monetized

I don't think the claim is that it's wrong, I think it's just trying to answer "Why do people constantly have to re-invent the wheel? :(". "X but we monetized it" (which includes "X but we got VCs to pay us") is an extremely common reason to reinvent X.