The prevailing sentiment on average across HN is regulate where competition is stifled (monopolistic practices by Apple, Google) or it is a public good (utility threads on PG&E come to mind, homegrown broadband, public transportation) or the law is being broken (copyright, fair use, open source violations).

Using a wide brush to paint all of HN and similarly all of gov't regulation is what leads to cognitive dissonance where there is nuance.