Grand. Anything which stops the idiots stopping us from getting back on with our lives is good. Not for me thanks, but it gives people options to make decisions for themselves.
By now you should have noticed that you're not "getting back on with your lives" no matter how good a boy you are and how many freedoms you give up. You should have resisted this from the start, this is your choice.
Please don't take HN threads further into flamewar. It makes discussions predictable, tedious, and nasty.