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Adam Curtis - Oh Dearism
UKNewsMediaBlog · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2014–2020).
SignalTube analysis
Among 130 other commentary videos tagged Media, journalism & propaganda, the mean is 2.0 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 1 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 1 distinct month; the peer average is 1.8 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
33% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2014–2020; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 7 minutes 12 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2009-04-13.
- Channel / speaker
- UKNewsMediaBlog
- Verified runtime
- 7m 12s
- YouTube upload date
- 2009-04-13
- Hacker News mention years
- 2014–2020
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other commentary videos in Media, journalism & propaganda. “Shared recommenders” counts HN users who recommended both videos in the source graph.
| Video | HN recommenders | Recommendation months | Positive label share | Shared recommenders | Runtime | Upload date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Curtis - Oh DearismCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 33% | — | 7m 12s | 2009-04-13 |
| Contrepreneurs: The Mikkelsen Twinscommentary · Folding Ideas | 10 | 8 | 55% | No recorded overlap | 75m 38s | 2022-09-27 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)commentary · LastWeekTonight | 10 | 8 | 53% | No recorded overlap | 19m 0s | 2017-07-03 |
| DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy Americacommentary · Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious | 9 | 2 | 45% | No recorded overlap | 29m 52s | 2024-11-14 |
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
Each note combines the dataset’s stance label and short rationale; comment bodies are not reproduced. Open the HN source for the original discussion.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Secessio plebis”. Its short rationale: Short Curtis video on how sad news breeds passivity.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)”. Its short rationale: Short Curtis clip on news reporting and oh dearism.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Ask HN: What are pressing issues that will affect humanity this decade?”. Its short rationale: Adam Curtis on oh dearism in news.