Because it works the same in most countries, for a good reason. If they were from one of the very few (less than 10) countries where it's that wildly different,

Because it works the same in most countries, for a good reason. If they were from one of the very few (less than 10) countries where it's that wildly different, I assume they: 1) can't write on Hacker News (more likely) 2) would say it 3) would not use the country as an example of a functioning country And we don't like Chinese law for a good reason.