Yes, it's an interesting register (sorry for the claudism; blame lesswrong-weighted training) for the use of the word 'should'. I agree with your assessment and it is rarely articulated. Sometimes I think that the HN set is abused by big tech both from above on the employer side and the consumer usage side (all the T&C's, VC incentives and M&A taking away once-good-things). So they adopt the only sliver of agency-salving language available, like 'big company that I have no scope over should X'.