HackerNoon has been an editorial related to tech for quite some years. They don't have any secret conspiracy like interest, but like any editorial, they are made up of many different voices and opinions (which each have their own interests).
This kind of argument is unhelpful and, per the guidelines, unwelcome on HN. I don't much like Hackernoon (it's a low quality source) but you can make that argument without suggesting a shadowy conspiracy.
I have never seen a "Google is unfairly promoting Go" argument that wasn't fundamentally silly. Would that it were otherwise, but I don't think Go is a super important company priority inside Google, rather, I think it's mostly a labor of love for a small faction of Googlers.
I’m not arguing that Google is unfairly promoting Go, nor that it Hackernoon has anything to do with Google or is a conspiracy.
It’s more a question about what Hackernoon actually is given that there appear to be these editorializing pieces arguing strongly in favor of or against one thing or another.
A few days ago they posted a critique of Apple that bordered on libelous: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19853263
Now they post a piece heavily promoting a Google language.
There are good points in both articles, but it’s interesting to wonder what “hackernoon”’s interest is.