Whatever stereotypes you've read, about 0.01% of HNer's hold C-level jobs at huge tech companies, to be setting such policies.
And even at modest-sized companies, those are decided by Legal Dept's and senior business managers.
While you might find it cathartic, to angrily curse at some convenient Post Office employee for (say) the Postmaster General's latest postage stamp price increase - that is really not a classy move.
How did we get to this state anyway?
Isn't HN supposed to be populated by the people who work at these companies, the fuck are you guys doing??