The world very clearly doesn’t revolve around what HN users “love”.
* The internet
* Linux servers
* Automation
I get your point, but it falls on deaf ears to me since most people don’t feel the benefits until some passionate nerd makes something that scratches an itch.
For a practical example: peer-to-peer sharing like Airdrop is much easier to implement in a world with ipv6.
And without firewalls. Unfortunately this world does not exist.
Does the world at large care? No.
Do I care? Yes.
Do my users care? Yes, albeit indirectly.
Does my organization care? Yes, in the sense that it removes friction from what it needs the employees to do.
And that's all the justification that's needed, I'd say. The world very clearly doesn't need to revolve around what I love for IPv6 to be a good thing.