I'm not getting that impression. I own a .org that's neither commercial nor non-commercial; it's for my personal use and has been for the more than two decades I've owned it. Why in .org? Because .org has historically been where "not a business or one of the other domain types" has fallen.

The group's FAQ says .org was "originally intended to be run in the interests of non-commercial Internet users," which is true and, in my view, doesn't exclude individuals, even those who want to use a .org for commercial purposes. I read that statement as "we will prioritize the needs of the 'core' of .org users but everyone is welcome."

I would strongly doubt that people like Esther Dyson, Michael Roberts, and Katherine Maher got into this group to take .org domains away from individuals or to restrict individuals from using .org. Quite the opposite, I imagine; they, in my bet, want to keep it as it is now.