> The GPL protects the freedom of the users while MIT-licensed software can be easily rug-pulled or be co-opted by the big tech monopolists.
That is not at all true. If someone were to change the license of a project from MIT to something proprietary, the original will still exist and be just as available to users. No freedom is lost.
With GPL I can compile my own copy and use it with their software. They have to allow that. They also have to give me their sources, changes included.
MIT is a big joke at the expense of the open-source community.