My post said nothing to argue 'resting on our laurels' or any other political arguments to do so. It was about today relative to the past. And I really don't s

My post said nothing to argue 'resting on our laurels' or any other political arguments to do so. It was about today relative to the past. And I really don't see how free exchange is a thing of the past when even on HN there are posts and discussions about security. Sure, there are people working against the free exchange of information, but cherry-picking examples to suggest there has been a total reversal or that nothing has been accomplished is neither realistic nor fair.