explainer · HACKER NEWS RECOMMENDATION
Death to Pennies
CGP Grey · 2 HN recommenders · 2 recommendation months
Recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 months (2012–2023).
SignalTube analysis
Among 26 other explainer videos tagged Microeconomics & behavioral economics, the mean is 2.8 distinct HN recommenders. This video has 2 distinct HN recommenders, below that mean. Recommendations span 2 distinct months; the peer average is 3.0 months. This is a data-derived comparison, not a human review or quality rating.
50% of its 4 labeled comments are marked as recommendations or strong recommendations. HN mention years are 2012–2023; 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
- CGP Grey
- Verified runtime
- Not verified in the current YouTube metadata
- YouTube upload date
- Not verified
- Hacker News mention years
- 2012–2023
SAME TOPIC AND FORMAT
Compare with related videos
The comparison cohort uses other explainer videos in Microeconomics & behavioral economics. “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death to PenniesCurrent video | 2 | 2 | 50% | — | Not verified in the current YouTube metadata | Not verified |
| Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek - The Original Economics Rap Battle!explainer · Radical Discourse | 10 | 10 | 56% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicatedexplainer · Technology Connections | 9 | 7 | 64% | No recorded overlap | Not verified | Not verified |
| The Economics of Airline Classexplainer · Wendover Productions | 6 | 6 | 55% | 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 “Paper Money Diehards Refuse to Fold”. Its short rationale: Obligatory CGP Grey on abolishing small coins.
The archive classifies this as a strong recommendation in “Is It Time to Kill the Penny?”. Its short rationale: Wonderful video on the penny.
The archive classifies this as a contextual reference in “The US Mint lost $69M making pennies last year”. Its short rationale: Covers the penny's history and abolition.