> I am surprised (and also kind of not) to see this lack of critical reflection on HN of all places

I'm not surprised at all anymore.

I constantly feel like the majority of voices on this site are in favor of maximizing their own lives no matter the cost to everyone else. After all, that's the ethos that is dominating the tech industry these days

I know I'm bitter. All I ever wanted was to hang out with cool people working on cool stuff. Where's that website these days? It sure isn't this one