> I can keep using a permissively licensed software or a fork of it at the moment they pull the rug and keep using it in the same manner; I just don't get future updates.
Strictly speaking you are correct. I concede that from an individual licensee perspective. The scenario I had in my head is under permissive, if the community forks, they would be on par with the original author. Under AGPL+CLA, if the community forks, the original author can sell "usable" licenses but the fork community will be stuck to developing an AGPL-only solution, which is a practical hinderance for the new community gaining any ground at all.
That part is exactly the same under AGPL, no?