It's kind of sad that whenever there's an article about the very rich using alternate, shadow financial systems to avoid paying taxes and (often illegally) hide their wealth, most of the comments are "Why can't I do that, too?" instead of "Why can't we find and punish the people doing that?"
it’s sad that people want freedom? I think it’s way more sad to imagine a world where the state reigns supreme, it should always be possible to go solo if you can pull it off, it’s way more human, the state is just other people, often using bully tactics, they shouldn’t be able to rule over you, there should at always be places to escape to
It's not worth getting upset about. I am sure there are leftists who read HN, but the popular tone of the political commentary here tends to slant pro-capitalism, libertarian, anti-woke, meritocracy, dark enlightenment etc. It makes sense if you understand the website as a market research slash hype incubator for an American venture capital firm. Many of the people posting here are actively employed in the get rich quick startup scene and even those who aren't are still likely to be amongst the wealthiest segment of society due to their work. Almost certainly the vast majority are men. It is what it is.
The comments here are not representative of broader society, but they can sometimes be interesting to gain a sense of where an influential chunk of the global tech elite is at. I have heard HN political or social talking points echoed in the mouths of leadership at company all-hands, and non-HN reading friends at other tech companies have mentioned similar themes at theirs, so there is some value in having this window into the culture as an early warning system.
