HN treats it as the standard short summary of how power and political incentives work, applied to governments, companies and workplaces.
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31 videos about politics & history (other) that Hacker News commenters keep pointing each other to, ranked by how many separate months they were recommended. Part of Politics, History & Society.
HN's go-to short explainer for the City of London versus London, cited in many finance and UK threads.
HN recommends it as the standard short answer whenever someone confuses Britain, the UK and England.
HN reaches for it in every identity theft and data breach thread as the clearest, most enjoyable short explainer of why SSNs make bad identifiers.
A favorite entry point to the weird history and privileges of the City of London.
HN's default link for explaining STV in any thread on voting reform, ranked choice or gerrymandering.
HN recommends it as a famous, revealing clash between two thinkers, though some note they largely talk past each other.
Linked in threads on corporate tax incentives and subsidies as a detailed example of how they can trap a state.
It is the go-to short explainer HN links when voting system alternatives, MMP or German-style elections come up.
HN commenters recommend it as a quick animated introduction to Harvey's and Marx's critique of capitalism.
Libertarian-minded commenters post it in surveillance, government and constitution threads as a red-pill argument that political authority is illusory.
HN recommends it as a 101-level crash course on the keys to power, and says it changed how some viewers see political discourse.
Offered as the quick, clear explainer on US federal land ownership whenever land use in the West comes up.
Commenters point to it for the Swedish insider perspective on lockdowns, with some later calling its statements prescient.
HN commenters point to it as a quick factual primer on EU institutions when threads get into EU politics and policy.
HN recommends it as a short, clear illustration of how first-past-the-post misrepresents voters.
Pointed to in debates over stadium subsidies as a persuasive case that cities should not pay for stadiums.
Linked in political threads as a short, accessible companion to Snyder's book and as a reminder not to obey in advance.
HN commenters recommend it as a deeper philosophical look at human rights from a critical Marxist angle.
HN points to it as an accessible explanation of why the USPS struggles financially, especially in threads on mail delays and international rates.
HN users share it as a brief, good introduction whenever liquid or delegative democracy comes up.
Cited in HN threads on the 2022 Canadian trucker convoy and emergency powers as an example of criticism of Trudeau from a liberal commentator.
HN commenters cite it in monarchy debates as the explainer claiming the royals make money for the UK, with some disputing it.
HN commenters point to it as an easy-to-grasp introduction to Chomsky's ideas on universal grammar and the language faculty.
HN cites it as a primary-source quote in discussions of voter suppression.
Used to check the quote in context, since the full sentence referred to experts who are consistently wrong, and as a jibe in Brexit threads.
Mostly appears in lists of links on manufacturing consent rather than with individual recommendations.
Cited as a fast, entertaining explanation of EU membership tiers when EU politics comes up.
Used as a joke or reference whenever politicians' 'cyber' buzzword comes up.
HN uses it as the go-to link whenever someone conflates Holland and the Netherlands.
Commenters link it as a shorthand for an argument about inequality, absolute versus relative prosperity, quoting her line in threads about taxes and wealth.
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