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I see what you mean, many arguments on internet forums rehash the same ideological points over and over in a repetitive "religious war". I think the flagged user had a fair criticism despite the majority of posts and overall tone defending Amazon. Maybe the bias towards defending corporations is a product of corporate astroturfing. Maybe it is because white collar workers (most tech workers) would rather not acknowledge the uncomfortable truth of Amazon's anti-union and anti-worker's rights treatment of their blue collar workers.

It is uncomfortable to acknowledge that the businesses we rely on exploit workers and abuse them. It is far more comfortable to "stay asleep" and preoccupy the mind with quirky intellectual diversions and fascinating little rabbit holes. In these times of economic crises, these sorts of pro-worker articles and sentiments increase dramatically. I support the author of this article despite the comforting detractors who would rather rationalize their treatment. The prevailing argument in this discussion is that the warehouse workers are ungrateful and too critical of their corporate masters, and this I find frankly to be disgusting.

>>LB2323+(OP)
I'm definitely not arguing that the GP comment was an unfair criticism. I have zero issue with the case the user's making. The issue I'm worried about, because it's my job, is what kind of site Hacker News is supposed to be. You can't judge this by looking at posts in isolation, because no single post affects the kind of site HN is. But patterns of posts affect it very strongly.

HN is either a site for intellectual curiosity or a site for political battle. It can't be both, for the same reason that you can't have a tank battle in a flower garden or a museum.

>>dang+m
I see your point, and I personally enjoy most posts that are not political and satisfy my intellectual curiosity. Maybe the middle ground is articles such as these that explore new and interesting topics (internet organized labor action) while delivering information that advances the rights of the vast majority of human beings on planet Earth (workers).