Child's Play by Sam Kriss
Shares rank 28 of 60 articles by recommenders
Readers find this long Harper's essay on tech's new generation quickly absorbing, sharply characterized and funny. No criticism was recorded.
Readers find this long Harper's essay on tech's new generation quickly absorbing, sharply characterized and funny. No criticism was recorded.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Gripping, engaging story
“I was shocked how quickly I became immersed reading this relatively simple story.”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking” “excellent article and an absolutely insane story”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Sam Altman May Control Our Future – Can He Be Trusted?” Sharp, funny characterizations
“This was a great article, and absolutely savage in some of its characterizations.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Sam Altman May Control Our Future – Can He Be Trusted?” “Long read on the topic (quite funny, covers Cluely)”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Ladybird Browser adopts Rust” Good companion read on tech
“is also good to read as a follow-up, and compare the personalities”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Sam Altman May Control Our Future – Can He Be Trusted?” “Long read on the topic (quite funny, covers Cluely)”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Ladybird Browser adopts Rust”
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The four most recommended other articles, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programming as Theory Buildingby Peter Naur | 32 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Ur-Fascismby Umberto Eco | 18 | 2 | 90% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Politics and the English Languageby George Orwell | 14 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
| The Grug Brained Developer by Carson Gross | 13 | 1 | 93% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Child's Play by Sam KrissThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“excellent article and an absolutely insane story”
“This was a great article, and absolutely savage in some of its characterizations.”
“is also good to read as a follow-up, and compare the personalities”
“Long read on the topic (quite funny, covers Cluely)”
“I was shocked how quickly I became immersed reading this relatively simple story.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.