The big question is:
Does the money go to Firefox or to funny projects and (what I consider) insane exec salaries?
Yes, Mozilla (.org) is a non-profit, and Mozilla (.com) is a regular corporation. Yes, Mozilla has commitments about transparency. Yes, exec salaries are insane.
Do folks who ask this question scrutinize every purchase or business they make to this degree? In the laundry list of entertainment, learning, and professional subscriptions, what portion of spotify, github, or other popular subs end up contributing to just the feature or service you like as opposed to the entire organization and other initiatives that the organization supports?
I'd assumed these were concern trolls just trying to attack people they've been trained to hate for no reason by propaganda.
If these commenters genuinely think they're helping the open web with these comments then that makes both my brain and heart hurt.
It’s completely fair game to criticize the overhead costs of charities: it’s one of the most common things to criticize about charities, in fact.