Generalizations are honestly just so bad. 8(
First of all, you cannot prove that the CEO is the sole driving force behind these decisions. That's merely your assumption. Is he involved? Yeah. Is he the only person to blame? Highly unlikely. People are blaming Gaia as a corporate entity because, well, that is what it is. They are a collective unit and while there are individuals with differing opinions, from a professional level, each one of them represents the company as a whole and is obligated to uphold its decisions.
I also wonder what "folks" you're referring to--while there are quite a few ragey threads in SF right now, you seem to have missed all the calm, heartfelt ones that show genuine disappointment and frustration rather than crazed rage. Also, people have been trying to get Gaia's attention for weeks now. The threads started out nicely--they always do. But after having been ignored for so long, some people feel that the only thing left to do is shout at the walls in the hopes of being heard.
Most of the angry threads aren't coming from people who started out pissed off and cursing--it's gotten that way over time due to mounting frustrations and feelings of not being heard.
Finally--making a thread explicitly to give feedback to users is not allowed. I don't usually quote the rules at people but in this case, not only is this a clear violation but I honestly just can't see the value of posting an angry, accusatory thread at users in here. 8(
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