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This comment is triggering my whataboutism reflex. So many words, yet the real motives behind this rant remain unclear. If you operate in the EU, you are expec

This comment is triggering my whataboutism reflex. So many words, yet the real motives behind this rant remain unclear. If you operate in the EU, you are expected to follow the local rules. Not sure why would you object to that. I mean, I have my suspicions but I'd wait for a clarification before accusing you of exceptionalism I wonder what you have to say about your country (US, I bet) bending most of the world to its will via the very real threat of violence.

rektide 5y ago
What's unclear? My motivation is obvious as day. I don't want a tightly coupled world where random spots on the earth get to tell the entire internet how they have to operate. It would be so easy to let endless rules beset us, would be so natural if the greatest, vastest, most available frontier humanity has available to it got snuffed out, bricked up by each & every law someone wanted to make. there's no signs of hope. nations are going to be endlessly greedy, demanding end to frontiers forever. even projects like gdpr, which seemingly help citizens defend themselves against big powers that be online, still do little to create positive-liberties, positive-rights of citizens: a citizen with a VPS can't do anything more than they could yesterday. capital example of things getting worse: here's an article today talking about the UK maybe trying to ban anonymous commenting. UK bans Hacker News! what is ever going to stop the removal of capabilities & powers of individuals by large institutions? what hope is there? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28898249 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28898249 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/priti-patel-david-amess-social-media-b1939775.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/priti-patel-d...