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Imagine an AI future where being banned means you are now economically useless

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#22Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 25, 2026First seen

Trending history

Imagine an AI future where being banned means you are now economically useless was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 25, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 5 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #22 of 30, reached on Oct 25, 16:17 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 25, 16:17 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 15:1415:3015:4516:0116:17 Oct 25, 15:14 UTC · #29Oct 25, 15:31 UTC · #28Oct 25, 15:46 UTC · #27Oct 25, 16:02 UTC · #24Oct 25, 16:17 UTC · #22

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

0204162 15:1415:3015:4516:0116:17 Oct 25, 15:14 UTC · 19Oct 25, 15:31 UTC · 22Oct 25, 15:46 UTC · 32Oct 25, 16:02 UTC · 47Oct 25, 16:17 UTC · 62

Questions

Is Imagine an AI future where being banned means you are now economically useless trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 25, 16:17 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Imagine an AI future where being banned means you are now economically useless reached?

#22 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 25, 16:17 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Imagine an AI future where being banned means you are now economically useless been trending?

It was first seen on Oct 25, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (5 checks) since.