You, and the commenter voted into oblivion below, are blamers. If one perceives a loss of control around having a "free" existence, the easiest thing to do for

You, and the commenter voted into oblivion below, are blamers. If one perceives a loss of control around having a "free" existence, the easiest thing to do for resolve is to blame someone else for a) taking one's external controls away and/or b) "observe" someone else allowing their own control to be taken away. Option B is clearly "speaking" for another entity's intent for themselves (blaming). Case in point, making up a bunch of BULLSHIT that HN mods are cheerleaders for the government is absolutely crapola rationalization. They may themselves be cheerleaders for capitalism, but there's no truth they represent or support a more controlling government. Even arguing this point is a complete waste of time, which I hazard is the point anyway with dissonance. Stop introducing dissonance into rational conversations. If you were being trustworthy, you'd put your name to your words.