[RicoElectrico]

The apologetism of American socioeconomic system is a thing endemic to HN. Even Reddit with its USA-skewed demographic is far less delusional, for all its other faults. Same for other social media like YT. I suppose it's a distinction of well-to-do SWEs (and VCs alike) vs actual working class majority.

[b40d-48b2-979e]

They are also weirdly pro-Israel and pro-surveillance (see any stories about Palantir or Palestine get flagged within minutes).

[soco]

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair