His whole comment contains a view, that some people, including elected officials hold. I don't see an aspect, that actually hints, that he means that in a sarcastic way(, besides that he is on HN).

You guys really need to finish reading the comments before you reply...

I did, and I still don't necessarily understand his comment that way.

"I have actually heard otherwise intelligent people say things just like that" I think that is the indicator.

His second sentence is "There's no legitimate use for someone who isn't trying to break the law."

I'm not trying to break the law, I use it for my corporate usage, therefore it is legitimate use.

What are you trying to say?

I think they're trying to say you need to read the whole comment before taking it apart.

> What are you trying to say?

Pretty sure they meant “second paragraph” instead of “second sentence”.

Yeah, that comment is a textbook example of failure to communicate.

Yeah, basically. To me it sounded like he was doing a sarcastic quote, then shutting that opinion down.