explainer · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
Is Meat Really that Bad?
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 2 HN recommenders · 2 recommendation months
Recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 months (2021–2022).
SignalTube analysis
Among 31 other explainer videos tagged Environment, agriculture & food systems, the mean is 3.2 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 2 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 2 distinct months; the peer average is 2.9 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
43% of its 7 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2021–2022; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. A verified runtime is not present in the current metadata snapshot. A verified YouTube publication date is not present in the current metadata snapshot.
- Channel / speaker
- Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
- Verified runtime
- Not verified in the current YouTube metadata
- YouTube upload date
- Not verified
- Hacker News mention years
- 2021–2022
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other explainer videos in Environment, agriculture & food systems. “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is Meat Really that Bad?Current video | 2 | 2 | 43% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| You are being misled about renewable energy technology.explainer · Technology Connections | 12 | 5 | 60% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Eating less Meat won't save the Planet. Here's Whyexplainer · Joseph Everett - WIL | 10 | 8 | 59% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Why Grocery Shopping is Better in Amsterdamexplainer · Not Just Bikes | 7 | 7 | 54% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
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 “Meatless meat is nothing new”. Its short rationale: Compares environmental impact of meat versus plant foods.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Meatless meat is nothing new”. Its short rationale: Explains why animal protein is less efficient than plant protein.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Fishing gear accounts for an alarming amount of plastic in oceans (2021)”. Its short rationale: Shows shipping plants emits far less than meat production.