If IPv4 were land
395 comments
- Points222
- Comments291
#6Rank now –
#6Peak rank
2Days on list
238Score · 7d
Oct 29, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 222
- Comments
- 291
- Submitted by
- rokostik
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Site
- iptrust.co
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on iptrust.co.
Trending history
If IPv4 were land was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 78 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #6 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 06:22 UTC. It is #6 right now, holding steady at #6 over the last 6 checks.
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Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
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From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
India: 47M China: 358M Both countries have roughly the same population. The IPv4 problem has been swept under the rug with CGNAT and a normal person doesn't even notice it. But it sucks. Forget having a dedicated IP, even on a broadband connection, you don't get a public IP that's truly yours. According to IPInfo[1],…
From a Georgist perspective, IPv4 is actually a form of land (it's a finite "natural resource", although that's not quite proper), and you could make a case for "land rent" being taxed on the addresses. This is the same as radio broadcast frequencies, web addresses, actual land, un-mined gold/oil/coal/whatever, and…
The only thing that surprised me was that Canada was so small compared to other Western countries. But I suppose that might be an artifact. The map shows IPv4 proportional to land area, but a "fair" allocation would have IPv4 proportionate to population, not land area, and I'd assume Canada is (overall) less densely…
Questions
Is If IPv4 were land trending on Hacker News right now?
Yes. As of Oct 30, 09:07 UTC it is #6, holding steady at #6 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank If IPv4 were land reached?
#6 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 06:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has If IPv4 were land been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (78 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
222 points and 291 comments; submitted by rokostik on Oct 29, 2026.