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Ugh, some of the comments under the article are painfully dumb.
See the HN comments as well if you don't mind facepalming repeatedly:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43035977
Was HN always so...libertarian-coded? Or are my blinders just coming off now?
It's "Libertarian" not "libertarian". The Libertarian party stole the name and applied it to anarcho-capitalist fascism which is the exact opposite of libertarianism. As a real libertarian, the double-speak really gets under my skin.
But yes, hacker culture was a prime target of the deceptive brand confusion and it worked perfectly. Corporations have gone from being cyberpunk villains to heros fighting "government overreach".