Please Let the Internet Die. It's Time to Start Over
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–Rank now
#27Peak rank
1Days on list
5Score · 7d
Nov 2, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 14
- Comments
- 19
- Submitted by
- CharlesW
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
- Site
- wired.com
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on wired.com.
Trending history
Please Let the Internet Die. It's Time to Start Over 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 #27 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 16:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 16:37 UTC.
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Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
27
Oct 26today
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
The problem isn't the web, the problem is greed is becoming more and more acceptable with every passing year. It's consuming everything. But really who can blame them? Housing, health, cars, everything is unaffordable. Who can afford to be not greedy? People who would have otherwise lived quiet, content lives are now…
Any piece that starts off by conflating the internet and the web isn’t worth reading.
The internet has been a shambling zombie since Eternal September started.
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Is Please Let the Internet Die. It's Time to Start Over trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 16:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Please Let the Internet Die. It's Time to Start Over reached?
#27 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 16:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Please Let the Internet Die. It's Time to Start Over 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?
14 points and 19 comments; submitted by CharlesW on Nov 2, 2026.