AFAIK that's exactly why the primary developer of uBlock forked uBlock (from it's rough new owner) into uBlock Origin and chose not to seek donations.

...to not have any obligations regarding the community.

It's just that in this case, the owners intention to have a great content blocker does seem to align with the needs of many other users.

Keep in mind that it's a product, not a service and open source, so no lock-in. The project being rarely forked shows the satisfaction of its users.