A freelancer selling their work for money seems like a weird thing to refer to as a cash grab.

Of course development is gonna be slower after supporting Reddit become non-viable; he instantly lost most of his potential future income from the project, and I assume he’s too busy paying his bills to devote much time to what is essentially just a hobby project in a field with a lot of competition. Maybe I’ll jump ship to get a more up-to-date Lemmy client, but for now it’s still the best one I know of, so I’ve gotten my money’s worth already.