@GuerillaOntologist @caseynewton well, the initial funders didn't exactly bail—the Sun got a huge grant from a doomed crypto startup and were wise enough to take it in dollars:) To your earlier points! But yes, it is a powerful example of what could be possible if co-op models had more access to significant early stage capital.
With RMEOC, the @coloradosun recently shifted to a more resilient worker control model—legally a nonprofit, but worker self-directed. Huge success story.