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Shiny Object Syndrome

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  • Points7
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–Rank now
#24Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 31, 2026First seen

On Hacker News

Points
7
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0
Submitted by
janisz
Posted
Oct 31, 2026
Site
en.wikipedia.org

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on en.wikipedia.org.

Trending history

Shiny Object Syndrome was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 13 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #24 of 30, reached on Oct 31, 14:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 31, 14:37 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 11:3712:2213:0713:5214:37 Oct 31, 11:37 UTC · #29Oct 31, 11:52 UTC · #28Oct 31, 12:07 UTC · #29Oct 31, 12:22 UTC · #30Oct 31, 12:37 UTC · #30Oct 31, 12:52 UTC · #29Oct 31, 13:07 UTC · #29Oct 31, 13:22 UTC · #28Oct 31, 13:37 UTC · #25Oct 31, 13:52 UTC · #25Oct 31, 14:07 UTC · #24Oct 31, 14:22 UTC · #24Oct 31, 14:37 UTC · #24

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

0163248 11:3712:2213:0713:5214:37 Oct 31, 11:37 UTC · 6Oct 31, 11:52 UTC · 9Oct 31, 12:07 UTC · 12Oct 31, 12:22 UTC · 17Oct 31, 12:37 UTC · 21Oct 31, 12:52 UTC · 24Oct 31, 13:07 UTC · 27Oct 31, 13:22 UTC · 29Oct 31, 13:37 UTC · 34Oct 31, 13:52 UTC · 37Oct 31, 14:07 UTC · 41Oct 31, 14:22 UTC · 43Oct 31, 14:37 UTC · 48

Questions

Is Shiny Object Syndrome trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 31, 14:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Shiny Object Syndrome reached?

#24 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 31, 14:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Shiny Object Syndrome been trending?

It was first seen on Oct 31, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (13 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

7 points and 0 comments; submitted by janisz on Oct 31, 2026.