Difference is that we still have choice. Nobody is forcing you to take money from OpenSats. Even more so you have the critical thinking to realise you should maybe stay away from it, that is the first step.

Second step is convincing people you should be funded.

That is the basis of competition, there are winners and there are losers but who is who in that is also based on what your goal is. You may be considered a loser to some but to others a winner because of your independence.

TLDR, I don't think it is likeable to commie behavior, it's all voluntary - which is the important difference for me - not whether there is a big winner or not.