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Because history has shown time and time again that governments cannot be trusted to do what is in the best interest of the people.

• refurb 6y ago
  How does that jive with the overwhelming propensity for big government on HN? “I don’t want the gov’t to know I was at a protest, but I’m more than happy to give them all my medical data and work for a nationalized company.”
  • shpongled 6y ago
    I think you're barking up the wrong tree here. A cursory glance over my comments would show that I don't have a desire for big government. I think we should immediately abolish the IRS, ATF, DEA, and NSA
    • refurb 6y ago
      My comment was not directed at you, but more broadly what I read on HN. There is a very strong anti-gov't stance when it comes to privacy and surveillance, but a very strong pro-government stance when it comes to solving issues like healthcare, capitalism, R&D, housing, food, etc. I don't see how those two can jive.
      • areeh 6y ago
        I'm curious what you see as the fundamental conflict here? Looking at my own European country, these are things we work on optimising at the same time, and I think we often do better at both than the US. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you mean by anti gov't though, I just mean having laws and mechanisms that protect privacy