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I get their POV. Want stability? Then pay, because that's mostly doable for those who actually need the stability. Fedora is stable enough for others imo, and if that's a bit too fast for you, maybe try CentOS Stream. Afaik that's a bit slower than Fedora, but almost right before RHEL in terms of update/change timelines.
I'm in this camp as well - I personally don't think that the Fedora distro will see much of an impact. From what I can tell, it's still in their best interest to ensure that Fedora receives the community support that it always has. That said, like I mentioned in the OP, I get why they made this move for the company.
We'll just have to wait and see whether their Fedora support will continue. The great thing about Linux is the choice, though. So if there ever comes a time where Fedora's no longer pro consumer, there's always Arch and Debian.