Everyone has to walk on eggshells around anything that might affect the Google search deal, but that's mostly it. If anything the Google money is resented, even though it also funds everything.
IMHO leadership always lacked imagination around Firefox, and never had the fortitude to back any alternate investment enough for it to succeed.
You're being downvoted because you're airing an uncomfortable truth. Deep down they know you are right but they don't want to admit it so they downvote you.
It's a natural human trait; I doubt Lobster is any better.
How can an organization created by venture capitalists which depends on Google for most of its income commit itself to challenging Google?