I've often wondered if his emphasis on how private equity was ruining WordPress was him telegraphing his frustration with his own investors at Black Rock while technically abiding by his contract with them. It's interesting to consider that his performance could have been a type of malicious compliance with their demands—going so far overboard that he intentionally destroys the whole ecosystem as a kind of revenge.
It's probably more likely he just went nuts, but it's fun as a head canon.
It's probably more likely he just went nuts, but it's fun as a head canon.