The Hacker News community didn’t see any problem at all in 2022 when NameCheap massively revoked the registrations of everyone with Russian passports. Everyone fervently supported this initiative, I remember it clearly. But for some reason, when NameCheap started revoking their own registrations (take this post as an example), they’re unhappy. What a paradox. Who could have imagined that NameCheap could do that to the people who did not deserve it!

I vehemently opposed it at the time, on principle, and got downvoted to heck for it.

HN is a community of rationalists, until something happens that makes them angry, then they become short term thinkers and sharpen the pitchforks.

> I vehemently opposed it at the time, on principle, and got downvoted to heck for it.

Thank you.

Don't you say. You don't even know what was that horrible treatment exactly - didn't even ask, why would you, right? - but you've promptly explained to the guy that it was his fucking fault - he's from the sanctioned country after all, he should know his place and be quiet. You guys are just adorable, aren't you?

There’s always someone willing to explain how sanctions work to those who are subject to them. Thank you for your work, sir. What would we do without you.

Have you ever contacted their support? I'm thinking about switching to Hetzner.

Hetzner and other German companies are NOT known for their good service.

Hetzner support is terrible. Days waiting for a canned response that clearly shows they didn't read the ticket request at all.

Facebook/Apple/Amazon/Netflix/NewYorkTimes/Google/LocalGym/CloudFlare/Microsoft too

Sad. I actually have a storage box from Hetzner, let me open a test ticket to see how fast they react.

And that changes things how exactly? The problem is that American companies have been stealing our data for decades, not their ties to the government.

Such is the reality as we perceive it through our senses. Everyone has to put up with certain corrupt practices in order to preserve their sanity and resources, such as time and money.

That’s the moment we need to show some morality and empathy.

And why exactly is that the case? Why should I prioritize morality and empathy over my own well-being?

Can I run HomeAssistant in Kiosk mode on this thing? The only use case I can think of.

Nope, Apple-apps only for now. If I could run HA I'd be much more interested.

Well, there's really no need to come up with such complicated (and not entirely accurate) analogies here. It's actually very simple. Paying Google is bad. Not paying is good. That's it.

> It's actually very simple. Paying Google is bad. Not paying is good. That's it.

Given how many of Google's products are "free", not paying does not prevent Google extracting value/benefit from you. If they weren't getting some value from "free" services they offer, they wouldn't offer them in the first place:

* https://killedbygoogle.com

The only way to 'not support' Google is by not using their services, even if they are "free". (And ad blockers aren't a counter to this (IMHO), because you're still supporting them with network effects.)

Too reductive, maybe if you’re 12 this would be convincing.

> a*hole

Asshole.

It must be hard to be you. There are so many racists around.