commentary · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
Flat Earth "Science" -- Wrong, but not Stupid
Sabine Hossenfelder · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2022–2023).
SignalTube analysis
Among 23 other commentary videos tagged Scientific method & science communication, 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 1.6 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 2022–2023; 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
- Sabine Hossenfelder
- Verified runtime
- Not verified in the current YouTube metadata
- YouTube upload date
- Not verified
- Hacker News mention years
- 2022–2023
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other commentary videos in Scientific method & science communication. “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Earth "Science" -- Wrong, but not StupidCurrent video | 1 | 1 | 33% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| string theory lied to us and now science communication is hardcommentary · Angela Collier | 8 | 5 | 80% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Penn and Teller on Vaccinationscommentary · UltraMiraculous | 6 | 5 | 86% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| the sham legacy of Richard Feynmancommentary · Angela Collier | 5 | 3 | 56% | 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 “We Need Scientific Dissidents Now More Than Ever”. Its short rationale: Supports engaging even flat earthers' arguments rather than dismissing.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “MSN Replaced Journalists with AI Publishing Fake News About Mermaids and Bigfoot”. Its short rationale: Flat-earther style rationality as response to untrustworthy information.
The archive classifies this as a recommendation in “In defense of flat earthers (2020)”. Its short rationale: Hossenfelder on why flat-earth reasoning is wrong but not stupid.