Please don't take HN threads into generic ideological flamewar. It's repetitive and tedious, and therefore against the site guidelines: "Eschew flamebait. Avoid generic tangents."

I realize the OP contains provocations in that direction, but you don't have to take the bait. That's why the guidelines also say: "Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead."

Usually the "something interesting" has to do with the specific details of the article, not some ideological abstraction skimmed off the top.