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 orderIm enjoying Hulu/Netflix/Prime Video while I can. My kid has grown up in a household without commercials and where you get points for who can hit “skip” the fastest when one does pop up. Commercials were always annoying but when you aren’t used to seeing them then it really hits home that your seeing the exact same commercial for floor wax sixteen times an hour and the exact same commercial for anti-AIDS drugs sixteen times per hour. You can forgive…
Q: Will X be invaded by ads? A: Almost definitely. Even some major automakers seem to assume that the car of the future will include ads.[0] Amazing that car companies could’ve survived all these decades without them! [0] https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/10/15947784/audi-25th-hour-a...
I thought this would be an interesting thing to review considering the trajectory of Netflix, which is now attempting to start an ad-supported tier. Of course, the ads will only ever stay on this tier and everyone else will never have to both pay for a full subscription and see ads.
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
- 444
- Total comments
- 466
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-14 | Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981)First breakout | ctoth | 152 | 111 |
| 2020-04-25 | Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | dgellow | 288 | 354 |
| 2022-06-23 | Will Cable TV Be Invaded by Commercials? (1981) | ctoth | 4 | 1 |