Comment by jhardcastle

At what point did OP say, "you're only allowed to be sad if you contributed"?

OP pointed out that many people stated they were sad. OP also pointed out it's likely few of those who were sad also contributed money. For a project whose maintainer said, essentially, "I can't keep doing this for free," the connection for most is obvious: "we (individuals and corporations) need to keep paying for the things we use and love if we want to keep the things we use and love."

OP did not say, "don't complain to me if you didn't personally try to save it."