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What I learned from six months of being stupid on purpose

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#18Peak rank
1Days on list
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Oct 21, 2026First seen

Trending history

What I learned from six months of being stupid on purpose was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 21, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 8 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #18 of 30, reached on Oct 21, 18:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 21, 18:22 UTC.

This page has little history so far; it stays out of search results until the item has trended on two days or has more context.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 16:3717:0317:2917:5618:22 Oct 21, 16:37 UTC · #29Oct 21, 16:52 UTC · #26Oct 21, 17:07 UTC · #23Oct 21, 17:22 UTC · #22Oct 21, 17:37 UTC · #22Oct 21, 17:52 UTC · #20Oct 21, 18:07 UTC · #18Oct 21, 18:22 UTC · #18

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

0193959 16:3717:0317:2917:5618:22 Oct 21, 16:37 UTC · 5Oct 21, 16:52 UTC · 15Oct 21, 17:07 UTC · 23Oct 21, 17:22 UTC · 28Oct 21, 17:37 UTC · 39Oct 21, 17:52 UTC · 46Oct 21, 18:07 UTC · 52Oct 21, 18:22 UTC · 59

Questions

Is What I learned from six months of being stupid on purpose trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 21, 18:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank What I learned from six months of being stupid on purpose reached?

#18 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 21, 18:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has What I learned from six months of being stupid on purpose been trending?

It was first seen on Oct 21, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (8 checks) since.