I think the standard HN reaction isn't to celebrate this, but rather to bemoan how technology takes us further from some non-existent utopian ideal where rose-t

I think the standard HN reaction isn't to celebrate this, but rather to bemoan how technology takes us further from some non-existent utopian ideal where rose-tinted glasses replace reality. Like how "real social interaction" only exists at a supermarket checkout lane. So your comment checks that box perfectly. Whining about the death of tradition is basically the "free" square in Hacker News Bingo.