HNers will mass downvote and throw vitriol at anything that doesn't mean complete freedom of the internet all the time no matter what the cost. It's like a reli

HNers will mass downvote and throw vitriol at anything that doesn't mean complete freedom of the internet all the time no matter what the cost. It's like a religious dogma to these guys, complete digital freedom no matter what the cost or consequence, practical considerations be damned. And like any fundamentalist religious dogma, those who question it are punished. But for ordinary society, I think most people realize that having your enemy control your media is a terrible, terrible idea that will mean almost certain defeat in wartime. Ukraine realizes that complete free internet all the time is not worth losing a war with Russia over, and I say power to them.