> Now, what I've see is disappointing, I don't like this and it shouldn't be like this at least on Hacker News. We have more than enough people in the world who

> Now, what I've see is disappointing, I don't like this and it shouldn't be like this at least on Hacker News. We have more than enough people in the world who wants more government, more authority, more religion. I agree, HN discussions should be more than just saying "I don't like this and it shouldn't be like that", don't you think? > I imagined "a hacker", an individualist person, who likes to find non-standard solutions to problems, who thinks out of box, who don't blindly follow authority, who likes decentralisation as opposed to centralisation. "A hacker" is a person who almost by definition right-libertarian. That's a huge jump you made there, from someone "who doesn't blindly follow authority" to a "right-libertarian". Your whole "argument" hinges on your perception and interpretation of what "hacker" means.