Given the recent layoffs at Mozilla the future of Rust seems bleak

Both MS and AWS are interested in Rust. I doubt it's going anywhere.

Yes, as users. Not as someone willing to be a torch bearer of language designer.

Both companies are contributing resources to the Rust project, not only using it.

It really doesn't.

Why?

You guys should setup a rust donation site tho.

I don't know how to put it less bluntly here it goes, in my experience at non-faang orgs the software developers who stay over 5 years are not competent and likely won't pass the interview.