That other submission is flagged.
Oh I just realized this was Cory Doctorow, who I generally like. I suppose the rant is on brand, though I think he gives too much credit to Tim Apple's[1] alleged mind control powers.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/7/18254958/tim-cook-apple-tr...
Cory's weird permalink structure again..
Some more discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38971775