Yeah I don't toxicity either it helps nobody. But if you would allow me to be a little vulgar, here's a quick attempt to aggregate why the legal side of GPL has been important:

https://claude.ai/share/ad5124a7-ddad-4ec8-8b4f-d270242dcf56

Search engines take a bunch of time and I gotta keep parenting.

Also* it took decades for GNU/Linux to accrue enough momentum to get to a point where it is today: a commercially viable cloud powerhouse. It didn't get here by letting anybody/everybody just do what they want with the software. These small flights accumulate to protect an entire ecosystem of beloved software, which is why many of us feel the need to use the only voice we have. I don't think for sure that anybody wants to replace Linux with a permission version but the benefits for greedy corporations to see that happen is pretty clear. Especially when people are willing to start doing that for free