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Sam Altman: All the RAM Should Belong to Me, So I Can Charge People to Use It

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  • Points52
  • Comments17
–Rank now
#29Peak rank
1Days on list
3Score · 7d
Nov 2, 2026First seen

On Hacker News

Points
52
Comments
17
Submitted by
RickJWagner
Posted
Nov 2, 2026
Site
gizmodo.com

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Trending history

Sam Altman: All the RAM Should Belong to Me, So I Can Charge People to Use It was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 1 check on 1 different day. Its best position was #29 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 14:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 14:07 UTC.

Rank history

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

#1#11#20#30 13:3713:5214:0714:2214:37 Nov 2, 14:07 UTC · #29

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

From the discussion

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

I listened to the full podcast, and this is taken completely out of context. His point was entirely logical: if there’s scarcity, it’s important to maximize utilization of the scarce asset, and you do that by putting it in a data centre where it’s serving people constantly.

I feel like he could sell this as a future where people have super computers at home and when they’re not running they’re generating income, he doesn’t seemed constrained by the truth, just promise everyone that you’re going to replace their jobs and that their home computer will provide for them. This universal…

Journalists write headlines like this and then get all huffy when people "decline to comment" on their hitpiece

Questions

Is Sam Altman: All the RAM Should Belong to Me, So I Can Charge People to Use It trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 14:07 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Sam Altman: All the RAM Should Belong to Me, So I Can Charge People to Use It reached?

#29 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 14:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Sam Altman: All the RAM Should Belong to Me, So I Can Charge People to Use It been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (1 check) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

52 points and 17 comments; submitted by RickJWagner on Nov 2, 2026.