# acoup.blog 19 Hacker News commenters recommended acoup.blog and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Thorough, well-researched essays on pre-modern history, by a historian people often share on Hacker News. ## Why people recommend it - Thorough, well-researched historical analysis (4 comments): "very thorough demographic analysis of the ancient peasant class" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48089413)) "one of the best analysis of this war I've seen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47737648)) "Great article on why the premise doesn't make sense." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47283277)) - Praised as an excellent, must-read blog (4 comments): "acoup.blog is the only blog I check individually." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48973139)) "And I love acoup.blog, separately" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46762236)) "That's a great blog/website!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48973414)) - Offers a different historian's perspective (2 comments): "you could read acoup.blog if you want a different historian's take on things" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46047488)) "Here's some good reading for a less tongue-in-cheek perspective" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47691704)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Simon Willison's blog](https://hackerapproved.com/p/simon-willison-s-blog.md): 21 recommend - [gwern.net](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gwern-net.md): 19 recommend - [Julia Evans blog](https://hackerapproved.com/p/julia-evans-blog.md): 11 recommend - [computer.rip by J.B. Crawford](https://hackerapproved.com/p/computer-rip.md): 9 recommend - [Eclectic Light blog by Howard Oakley](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eclectic-light-company-blog.md): 9 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "acoup.blog", https://hackerapproved.com/p/acoup-blog/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).