It is cope in some form, but you're also correct that supporting apolitical or non-Regime indie devs is the only reasonable way to make a difference.
If an indie dev does some blatant political messaging, you can literally tell them to fuck off and affect their bottom line. (Or, just write them reasonable feedback and maybe they'll reconsider taking overt political stances if they realize they are pissing off fans/customers).
It is cope in some form, but you're also correct that supporting apolitical or non-Regime indie devs is the only reasonable way to make a difference.
If an indie dev does some blatant political messaging, you can literally tell them to fuck off and affect their bottom line. (Or, just write them reasonable feedback and maybe they'll reconsider taking overt political stances if they realize they are pissing off fans/customers).