Be that as it may, your comment runs the risk of being contrary to the HN guidelines ("eschew flamebait"). It is interesting to see how different organizations

Be that as it may, your comment runs the risk of being contrary to the HN guidelines ("eschew flamebait"). It is interesting to see how different organizations eventually get subsumed by those more interested in the power and prestige of the organization itself (and by extension, their own power and prestige), rather than the stated, foundational values of the organization.