Saw one actor, Colm Meaney, in Marlowe recently. He still feels like O'Brien to me.
The teaching I get from this is: Dont let Meta dictate the protocol. As soon as they become incompatible, let them stay incompatible until they follow. And be happy with the users who were smart enough to stay with the reliable platform.
If you check out the opencollective link in lemmy worlds sidebar, theres a budget breakdown there. And how much they gain in donations.