Disaster is still better than AI
3 comments
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#30Peak rank
1Days on list
1Score · 7d
Nov 4, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 9
- Comments
- 4
- Submitted by
- bemtevi
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
- Site
- jasonpolak.substack.com
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Trending history
Disaster is still better than AI was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 4, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 1 check on 1 different day. Its best position was #30 of 30, reached on Nov 4, 13:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 4, 13:52 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).
30
Oct 26today
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
I don’t think “human beings should burn themselves to learn.” Yes, we learn from mistakes and failures, and I think we have already seen how technology developments have their risks pegged to them. I also think that in the grand scheme of things, we have “burned our hands” plenty of times and we still don’t seem to…
> and eventually nature is obliterated because technology pushes it out of the way. I'd like to hear the reasoning how this follows from AI. Obviously it can't be data centers, since the water and energy talking points are mostly vaccine-denier level of fake news, so I assume he must be talking about technological…
TL;DR Start with the conclusion that AI is bad. Then if AI is good, that's bad.
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Is Disaster is still better than AI trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 4, 13:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Disaster is still better than AI reached?
#30 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 4, 13:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Disaster is still better than AI been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 4, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (1 check) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
9 points and 4 comments; submitted by bemtevi on Nov 4, 2026.