> Otherwise even if we (HN audience) switch

This is a problem. Even the HN audience seems to struggle greatly in choosing non-proprietary and privacy friendly solutions. While the amount of privacy advocates are certainly greater here than in many other places, the general sentiment I get from reading a lot of these threads is that "If you have nothing to fear, you have nothing to hide".

Why do you think that is? Certainly a community like this shouldn't be bothered by the slight obstacles you would be challenged with.