I'm surprised that you'd think yours would be an unpopular or taboo opinion on Hacker News, of all places. I opened this thread certain that it would be an echo

I'm surprised that you'd think yours would be an unpopular or taboo opinion on Hacker News, of all places. I opened this thread certain that it would be an echo chamber (other places where couthness is less mandatory might instead use a two-word phrase that begins with "circle...") of voices condemning this requirement--and, well, there currently appears to be one single post in support of it in the entire thread.