I remember when he got the job. It didn't make big news, but literally everyone's take was "This is the worst decision possible, why would you do this?" And things were quiet for a bit, but eventually he had to remind us who he is.
2023 isn't over, and school will be in session through the end if the year. We'll get an impressive record setting year on both those numbers probably.
If they own shares, then they want the company to succeed. A better question is "why are they allowed to sell those shares until they quit?" And the answer to that question is that everyone with enough power to change this also enjoys the current system.
According to Google trends, the people who left are an insignificantly small number, Reddit has still grown in search popularity over the last year. However, if you've browsed Reddit since the shutdown, you know that this isn't the whole story, engagement and quality are both down.
I shopped at gems n gems (website) while ring hunting. We're literally talking a dollar a gem, buy 50 or 100 if you want to make sure you get something you'll like. I ended up not going with that option because I'd end up needing a local jeweler and wasn't enthusiastic with my options, but still went synthetic from an online jeweler.
I don't think I could have set it up. After it was connected, there's no way to disconnect it, which seems to be a growing tactic. I've seen several TVs that have no WiFi disconnect button.
I did something like that with my robot vacuum. I opened it up and ripped the soldered-on wifi card. Now I can't control it from my phone, but it can't phone home to Shark either. I was willing to risk it for a $400 robot vacuum, which I also happened to have a second defective one to practice on thanks to their return policy. I'm not sure if I'd attempt this on an electronics behemoth worth several thousands of dollars that I can't afford to lose.
It's not corporate FOSS that's the problem here, it's the BSD license. If BSD had a stronger license, Apple would be forced to give more back.