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 orderHN Commentary from 2011: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3313570
This has been a pretty controversial article, because the evidence supporting the author's claims is not terribly good. One of his key studies relied on people who volunteered, while in med school, to participate in a study that would continue as they aged and died. It's not hard to imagine this group was more comfortable thinking about mortality than most doctors. Certainly more doctors than members of the general public have things like living wills that simplify end of life…
Originally submitted 5 years ago and with a great discussion at the time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3313570 Relevant again because of the #1 spot on HN today.
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
- 272
- Total comments
- 140
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-03 | How Doctors Die | sandipc | 1 | 0 |
| 2013-01-23 | How Doctors Die (2011)First breakout · Best thread | nkurz | 134 | 94 |
| 2015-07-02 | How Doctors Die (2011) | striking | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-05-04 | How Doctors Die | buro9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016-12-07 | How Doctors Die (2011)Latest 20+ point return | known | 132 | 45 |