Digital Minimalism
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- Points276
- Comments205
–Rank now
#2Peak rank
2Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 31, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 276
- Comments
- 205
- Submitted by
- wilbertliu
- Posted
- Oct 31, 2026
- Site
- vitalik.eth.limo
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on vitalik.eth.limo.
Trending history
Digital Minimalism was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 64 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #2 of 30, reached on Nov 1, 00:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 1, 00:52 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
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Oct 26today
Metric history
Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.
Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #2 | 2 | 64 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest Digital minimalism | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
I'm a fan of Marshall McLuhan, famous for "The Medium is the Message". When Twitter first arrived, I thought "what is the message delivered by a medium that limits thoughts to 140 characters at a time?". My take: "thoughts that are dirt-simple are the most welcome." Also, "what is the message delivered by a medium…
I went down the same path starting about a decade ago with airplane mode, and deleting apps until my phone was so boring and rarely used I canceled my cell subscription about 8 years ago. Have not carried a phone at all since. I rarely carry any electronics at all and exclusively use cash in person to make me mostly…
> I turned it on briefly to receive a confirmation code that I needed in order to maintain that phone plan itself, and once spiritually but not literally - when going on a remote and slightly dangerous hike, friends insisted that I bring along a few communication devices that they had for emergency comms and use them…
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Hacker News 2 days, best #2
Questions
Is Digital Minimalism trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 1, 00:52 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Digital Minimalism reached?
#2 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 1, 00:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Digital Minimalism been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 31, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (64 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
276 points and 205 comments; submitted by wilbertliu on Oct 31, 2026.