The only similar thread that I could find was from 2012 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3996652), so I decided to start one. Please share your all-time favorite HN threads here.
Ask HN: Favorite/Classic HN threads of all time
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#2Probably still ranks #1 in ultimate HN comebacks:
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#3All passive income threads
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#4Probably still ranks #1 in ultimate HN comebacks: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079
Came here to post that one as my all time favorite. Since you posted that one, I’ll give another classic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 (“I have qualms with Dropbox because Linux users could just X and Y and Z…”)
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#5The Dropbox launch post is a great example of why you shouldn’t take (particularly dismissive) comments here too seriously. (This isn’t to dunk on any of the contributors there - but just a reminder that we’re all fallible and have biases)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863
On that note, PG coining “middlebrow dismissal” isn’t a very elaborate comment, but is a term that has entered a few people’s lexicon.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4726248
Both the article and the comments here have some good life info (“I Thought I Would Have Accomplished More Today and Also Before I Was 35”)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24316725
Also, check out the top posts all time, and top comments all time.
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
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#6I was going to post this standalone, but will post it here. I was recently reading the Hacker News initial reaction to Facebook acquiring Instagram in 2012:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3817840
One of the commenters says it will be the equivalent to Google buying YouTube. To which another commenter replies "bookmark this comment, see you in 2022". And here we are:
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#7The Dropbox launch post is a great example of why you shouldn’t take (particularly dismissive) comments here too seriously. (This isn’t to dunk on any of the contributors there - but just a reminder that we’re all fallible and have biases) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 On that note, PG coining “middlebrow dismissal” isn’t a very elaborate comment, but is a term that has entered a few people’s lexicon. htt…
The algolia results are not that accurate unfortunately
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#8All passive income threads
Care to share your favorites?
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#9Probably still ranks #1 in ultimate HN comebacks: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079
For people who are new here (like me): cperciva >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Percival
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#10https://danluu.com/hn-comments/ is a good list