We just want people using Fig and enjoying it! That's our top priority. Don't feel bad at all about opting out of telemetry :)
Even if it stays honest and never dark-patterns me, i expect at the very least the service will change in some way. Failing entirely, dark patterns, etc. My preference for simple products i can purchase gives me confidence that it will just work as long as i need it.
No criticism towards you - just giving feedback.
I like using companies where your relationship with them is obvious (ie I pay money and they give me services) rather than mysterious (Ie I use Google and they use my data in a way I don’t quite understand to make lots of money from me with me never paying them).
If the first monetisation strategy doesn’t pay off what comes next? Ads in the terminal? Increased telemetry to sell to companies? Sudden removing of features put behind a paywall?