truTV: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Adam Ruins Everything - The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit", hN cites it as a quick, entertaining explainer to correct the myth of the frivolous coffee lawsuit.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2017–2023explainerHN cites it as a quick, entertaining explainer to correct the myth of the frivolous coffee lawsuit.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2017–2025comedy videoPointed to in healthcare cost threads as an entertaining primer on how the US system inflates prices.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2018–2022comedy videoCited in cannabis and drug-war threads as an eye-opening look at the political reasons for criminalization.
- cited 3× 0 months 2016comedy videoLinked in threads on pay and compensation as a quick explanation of why talking about salary helps employees.
- cited 4× 0 months 2017–2019comedy videoCited in recycling and plastic-waste threads as an entertaining take on corporate blame-shifting.
Questions
Which truTV video does Hacker News recommend most?
Adam Ruins Everything - The Truth About the McDonald's Coffee Lawsuit: recommended in 3 different months by 3 HN users between 2017 and 2023.
Is this every truTV 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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