I think it's interestingly different from that other HN thread (and its dupe). This story is about this consent dialog [0] -- particularly the sneaky "not now" in the top corner -- that weren't mentioned at all in the (mozilla.org) article submission. I think most HN'ers aren't even aware of it (or at least I can't find any specific comments about it -- in fact I read multiple comments where I believe HN'ers misunderstood the dark pattern, thinking Firefox had automatically opted them in, when more likely they clicked the wrong option. ("Customize in settings", instead of "Not now")).

[0] https://regmedia.co.uk/2021/10/07/suggest.jpg