[Alwayshasbeeb]

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.