I think he is probably just very pessimistic. The problem here is that he and many others are preaching to the choir here, namely: us. I believe there is a pret

I think he is probably just very pessimistic. The problem here is that he and many others are preaching to the choir here, namely: us. I believe there is a pretty small number of HN users who need to be convinced that a free and (reasonably) anonymous internet is imperatively important. Now politicians and industry figures, that's a different story and I don't see how they can be reasoned with at this level. They don't understand arguments or ideals, they just understand pressure.