@anthk A big concern that I, and likely many others share is what direction the free software movement is going to go after RMS passes, and who is going to succeed him. I believe even he himself has described his attempts to find someone he deems to be a worthy successor, but has yet to find one.

There are very few people who share his principles, attract the level of respect he does, and are simultaneously as uncompromising in their values and headstrong enough to lead such a movement as he is. Even one of the FSF's sister organizations, the FSFE declared to throw the FSF under the bus at the height of the nonsense a few years ago.

The cards are not stacked in his favour, and if the right thing ought to be carried out into the future then something needs to be prepared. It's very easy to spot bullshit into the future, but much more difficult to prepare for it.