I’m excited by the potential of the fediverse, and I want the fediverse to grow. That means more users. However, the noncommercial nature of the fediverse is why I’m excited by it in the first place. I couldn’t care less if there’s yet another gigantic social network full of ads.

Allowing any profit-driven interest to influence the fediverse risks destroying what makes the fediverse interesting and special. I’m not willing to risk the fediverse in order to grow it.

First you say you couldn’t care less. Then you say you’re not willing to risk it. Seems like you care a lot?
I think you’re misunderstanding their point. They’re saying they don’t care about another ad-filled, user tracking social media platform (Threads), which inherently opposite to what Lemmy is. They and myself care enough to not see the influence of Threads / Meta on Lemmy, and the Fediverse as a whole.

Couldn’t care less about the existence of commercial entities on the fediverse. But also willing to preemptively fracture the fediverse to ensure that no user of this instance can ever choose to see any content from any user of any commercial instance. But seriously other than that couldn’t care less about their existence.

Have I got it right?

No, still wrong

Couldn’t care less about the existence of commercial entities

Right…

on the fediverse.

Nope, you inserted that yourself from absolutely nowhere.

But also willing to preemptively fracture the fediverse

Uh, that’s what the fediverse inherently is.

to ensure that no user of this instance can ever choose to see any content from any user of any commercial instance.

Again, no. No one is being deprived of the Zucc. If you want to see his dogshit, you can make an account on an instance that federates with it. That’s how all this works.

“Everyone sign up separately for each instance if they want to see it, that’s how the fediverse works”.

Bro that’s exactly how the non federated internet works. What’s even the point of federating, with this attitude?

Meta is not just another instance. This isn’t the same as blocking instances for offensive content. This is blocking explicit corporate control.