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> We want to empower web developers to create complex UIs

> We very much want the web to win, or at least to stay relevant.

> We believe in open web, and this is why we work on React.

Who is “we” in these sentences, Facebook or the React team? If it’s the React team, then what is Facebook’s motivation? If it’s Facebook, then why on earth would anyone trust it?

The discussion here is motivated by distrust for Facebook, and suspicion about their (your) motives. The specific accusations in the thread above are perhaps a bit out there, but I don’t think it’s addressed well by focusing on the history of React but ignoring the history of Facebook.