PolyMatter: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Why 50 Million Chinese Homes are Empty", recommended as a clear, compact explainer on China's empty homes, ghost cities and property troubles.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2018–2022explainerRecommended as a clear, compact explainer on China's empty homes, ghost cities and property troubles.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2022explainerHN commenters recommend it in college-ranking and higher-ed threads as an explanation of why rankings are a hustle for foreign student revenue.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2021explainerOffered as a starter for people wanting to understand China's demographic crisis and how it threatens economic growth.
Questions
Which PolyMatter video does Hacker News recommend most?
Why 50 Million Chinese Homes are Empty: recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users between 2018 and 2022.
Is this every PolyMatter video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
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