It’s not true. I mean sure there are companies that try to lock you into their platforms but there’s no grand conspiracy of the lizard people the way OP makes it sound.
Different people want different things from software. Professionals may prefer rootless podman or whatever but a home user probably doesn’t have the same requirements and the same high bar. They can make do with regular docker or with running things on the metal. It’s up to each person to evaluate what’s best for them. There’s no “One True Way” of hosting software services.