documentary · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
Brian Springer - Spin
MasterpieceConCen7 · 2 HN recommenders · 2 recommendation months
Recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 months (2016–2021).
SignalTube analysis
Among 42 other documentary videos tagged Media, journalism & propaganda, the mean is 4.0 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 2 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 2 distinct months; the peer average is 3.8 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
67% of its 3 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2016–2021; those years describe discussion history, not upload date. Its verified runtime is 57 minutes 27 seconds. YouTube lists its publication date as 2012-11-02.
- Channel / speaker
- MasterpieceConCen7
- Verified runtime
- 57m 27s
- YouTube upload date
- 2012-11-02
- Hacker News mention years
- 2016–2021
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other documentary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Springer - SpinCurrent video | 2 | 2 | 67% | — | 57m 27s | 2012-11-02 |
| In Search Of A Flat Earthdocumentary · Folding Ideas | 17 | 15 | 85% | No recorded overlap | 76m 17s | 2020-09-11 |
| The Century of the Self (Full Adam Curtis Documentary)documentary · David Lessig | 13 | 13 | 65% | No recorded overlap | 234m 44s | 2015-07-09 |
| The Century of the Self - Part 1: "Happiness Machines"documentary · JustAdamCurtis | 13 | 9 | 65% | No recorded overlap | 58m 46s | 2016-06-20 |
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 “Larry King has died”. Its short rationale: Full documentary and how raw satellite feeds were intercepted.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Same Script”. Its short rationale: Behind-the-scenes footage of newscasters and politicians.
The archive classifies this as a strong recommendation in “Blitzted: The Third Reich as a Society on Drugs”. Its short rationale: Unauthorized satellite footage exposing media-constructed reality in 1992 election.