Like georgemcbay, I'm basically a socialist. I have no fundamental objection to regulation in general. Some regulations are deeply flawed, but this doesn't jus

Like georgemcbay, I'm basically a socialist. I have no fundamental objection to regulation in general. Some regulations are deeply flawed, but this doesn't justify pitching them all overboard any more than some humans committing crimes justifies locking all humans in prison. Though I do consider the American educational system broken, you'd find I don't agree with many of the libertarian views of how it's broken, and strongly disagree about the correct solutions, which I do not believe lie in the private sector. I'm content with making a good salary not screwing people over. I'm often the first to raise any legal or ethical concerns if a plan looks like it might get close to (or cross) the line. I also view sane, well-run startups as a kind of end in themselves. I like the working environment and feeling like I can make a meaningful contribution based on my personal strengths, rather than being another fungible cog in an inflexible bigco machine. The chance of a big payoff is a nice bonus, not the primary goal. I do view professed desires to be "normal" with suspicion, primarily because in America, "normal" has been used with shocking candor to justify oppression of novel ideas or forms of expression, homosexuality, and in enforcement of gender norms. It's even been used to justify physical abuse of children who dare do something so harmless and mundane as writing with their left hand. It is the embodiment of othering and fear of the unknown. So you see, HN is not entirely homogenous, and even attitudes that may look similar can emerge from people with diametrically opposed political views.