I disagree, it's the opposite - capitalism is the fix and the lack of it is the cause. The problem is the way Rust is run and the sort of people who were invite

I disagree, it's the opposite - capitalism is the fix and the lack of it is the cause. The problem is the way Rust is run and the sort of people who were invited into it in the early days. Consider Kotlin. It originates from one large company - JetBrains have over 1000 employees and the Kotlin team alone has over 100 people on it - and has been adopted by another much larger company (Google) as an official language. There are no dramas. Why, because the Russians are mission focused and don't feel any need to constantly virtue signal. Consider Swift. It originates from a large company. I don't remember reading about any political dramas in the Swift world. That's because Apple are mission focused. Now look at Node or Rust. Both have attempted to build some sort of non-corporate governance system, they're based out of the Bay Area, and all of them seem to be absolutely beset by internal conflicts and strife.