Sure, YC is a business. But HN has so many people building software that there's also a community interest here—otherwise I wouldn't have suggested this thread.
pg used to do this kind of thing on HN from time to time, especially on internet freedom issues, so this is a bit of return-to-roots for the site. SOPA is the one I remember but there were others.
Just my two cents of course, but I think this is an excellent post for HN. One of the most directly relevant to people in this community (even those who don't seem to understand why) in a very long time.