documentary · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
Don't Be a Sucker
US National Archives · 4 HN recommenders · 4 recommendation months
Recommended by 4 Hacker News commenters across 4 months (2020–2026).
SignalTube analysis
Among 42 other documentary videos tagged Media, journalism & propaganda, the mean is 3.9 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 4 distinct HN recommenders, close to that mean. Recommendations span 4 distinct months; the peer average is 3.7 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
33% of its 12 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2020–2026; 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
- US National Archives
- Verified runtime
- Not verified in the current YouTube metadata
- YouTube upload date
- Not verified
- Hacker News mention years
- 2020–2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Be a SuckerCurrent video | 4 | 4 | 33% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| In Search Of A Flat Earthdocumentary · Folding Ideas | 17 | 15 | 85% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| The Century of the Self (Full Adam Curtis Documentary)documentary · David Lessig | 13 | 13 | 65% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| The Century of the Self - Part 1: "Happiness Machines"documentary · JustAdamCurtis | 13 | 9 | 65% | 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 recommendation in “East Germany balloon escape”. Its short rationale: 1945 film warning against fascism and divisive demagogues.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting”. Its short rationale: the source snapshot has no short rationale for this mention.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “US War Department 1945 // Army Talk Orientation Fact Sheet #64 – Fascism”. Its short rationale: 1945 US War Department film on fascism.