Not really. It's probably just international users not tolerating american exceptionalist hubris when they see it, especially now that the pretending is done.

Not really. It's probably just international users not tolerating american exceptionalist hubris when they see it, especially now that the pretending is done. Plus, what a shocker it is that a "hacker news" website would have many people with an affinity towards open source technology they can fiddle with and have autonomy over, and a distaste for tech monopolies trying to control and limit access to these tools.