I think you have it right. Unfortunately much of the "OSI is OS" commentariat misunderstands the SSPL which aims to confer freedoms to use with no obligation from there (and even deliver as a public service where the machinery that does so is also made open source and hence free for others to use).
If the OSI calls the AGPL open source, surely the SSPL is as well. A lot of people seem to lose the forest through the trees on "free as in freedom" vs "free as in beer" to the extent that copyleft offers a sustainable road to free as in freedom for the community... Unfortunately zealots have shot themselves in the foot without realizing they're doing the strip mining hyperscalers' bidding.
If the OSI calls the AGPL open source, surely the SSPL is as well. A lot of people seem to lose the forest through the trees on "free as in freedom" vs "free as in beer" to the extent that copyleft offers a sustainable road to free as in freedom for the community... Unfortunately zealots have shot themselves in the foot without realizing they're doing the strip mining hyperscalers' bidding.