IMO: There are plenty of people dissatisfied with our labor practices, from activists and union organizers to everyday people experiencing burnout and career ceilings.

But one, they're not usually on HN very much. This is a forum funded by tech startups and financiers. That sort of discussion is softly discouraged here, especially once it crosses over into politics (and how could it not?). Plus, well paid engineer types aren't typically the ones to suffer the most from general labor issues and even recently with the layoffs, people getting several months of severance at their already high salaries are way better off than most workers will ever be. Maybe if the tech recession goes on long enough that'll change, but for the time being we exist in a separate class -- and maybe bubble.

Two, even people who are strongly passionate about labor are by and large pretty powerless in our current economic and legal system, which are both strongly pro-corporate (as in owners and capital) compared to the E.U., offering relatively less worker and consumer protections. The people working on this stuff day in and day out spend their time trying to make small wins here and there, instead of debating endlessly and pointlessly with internet strangers (though to be sure, there's plenty of that too if you look for it in social media).