Every time a discussion on unions or any sort of organization to "push back" against the big companies in just our own industry is met with a good 50% of HN readers dismissing the idea outright.
And even talking about cutting off the supply of H1Bs - or at least the body shops that probably aren't as prolific at the top companies which are overrepresented here - is flagged and downvoted in minutes.
It doesn't surprise me, given the age of the average HN reader. Once you have a family, house, and have experienced age discrimination at 40, you'll have different views, I'm guessing. Maybe even sooner for many here if the blatant discrimination of white and asian males gets more traction.
I guess the thing that is so disappointing to me about this industry is that we're supposed to be smarter than the rest. But we have completely ignored the history of this country and the battles that our predecessors fought.