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We Won't "Just Hang Out"

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  • Points67
  • Comments118
–Rank now
#12Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 29, 2026First seen

On Hacker News

Points
67
Comments
118
Submitted by
barry-cotter
Posted
Oct 29, 2026
Site
borretti.me

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on borretti.me.

Trending history

We Won't "Just Hang Out" was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 12 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #12 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 19:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 29, 19:52 UTC.

Rank history

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

#1#11#20#30 07:5210:5213:5216:5219:52 Oct 29, 07:52 UTC · #29Oct 29, 08:07 UTC · #23Oct 29, 17:37 UTC · #19Oct 29, 17:52 UTC · #21Oct 29, 18:07 UTC · #18Oct 29, 18:22 UTC · #17Oct 29, 18:37 UTC · #14Oct 29, 18:52 UTC · #13Oct 29, 19:07 UTC · #13Oct 29, 19:22 UTC · #14Oct 29, 19:37 UTC · #12Oct 29, 19:52 UTC · #12

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

04488133 07:5210:5213:5216:5219:52 Oct 29, 07:52 UTC · 14Oct 29, 08:07 UTC · 37Oct 29, 17:37 UTC · 63Oct 29, 17:52 UTC · 69Oct 29, 18:07 UTC · 78Oct 29, 18:22 UTC · 85Oct 29, 18:37 UTC · 91Oct 29, 18:52 UTC · 96Oct 29, 19:07 UTC · 103Oct 29, 19:22 UTC · 109Oct 29, 19:37 UTC · 129Oct 29, 19:52 UTC · 133

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

This argument ignores sexual selection and people's desire for status (the two are closely related). In many respects, many of us already have superabundance, in that our basic physical needs are taken care of. Yet we convince ourselves that's not enough and continue to work. What is the object of that work, usually?…

"University (really all education beyond teaching people to speak) will be pointless because there’s no work to do and because growing your human capital doesn’t change your life outcomes: you get the same UBI whether you’re illiterate or a PhD." If every did get UBI, I'd imagine there would still be some who'd…

I made friends online in programming even after Claude Code. Other people's projects are cool

Questions

Is We Won't "Just Hang Out" trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 29, 19:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank We Won't "Just Hang Out" reached?

#12 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 29, 19:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has We Won't "Just Hang Out" been trending?

It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (12 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

67 points and 118 comments; submitted by barry-cotter on Oct 29, 2026.