Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI fundamentally couldn't much care less about the supposed effects of one synthetic sweetener over another versus highly processed sugars, if it were't for the fact that as soon as I taste whatever synthetic sweetener it is, it tastes disgusting to me. I just don't get how people are content to consume this stuff - they markedly change the taste, indelibly affecting the thing they're sweetening. Heck, even stevia adds its own distinct nastiness to whatever it flavours. So, I…
> Half of the world’s aspartame is made by Ajinomoto of Tokyo—the same company that first brought us MSG back in 1909. There is nothing wrong with MSG either
I believe the concern is aspartame's possible effect on the brain and on nerve transmission. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28198207/
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 308
- Total comments
- 453
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-16 | Aspartame: Once More Unto the Breach | dynm | 5 | 2 |
| 2023-07-02 | Aspartame: Once More Unto the BreachFirst breakout · Best thread | fortran77 | 171 | 199 |
| 2026-04-24 | Aspartame is not that bad?Latest 20+ point return | pHequals7 | 132 | 252 |