# Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this YouTube channel and podcast for its sharp botany knowledge delivered in a blunt, joyful style. One viewer finds the presentation a bit full on.

## Why people recommend it

- Distinctive blunt, joyful host persona (3 comments): "is up there with Chuck Tingle in terms of subscribing to little bits of life-affirming joy in a difficult world" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49197910)) "the combination of crude rant persona with extremely sophisticated knowledge is disarming" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204477)) "no punches pulled, heart of gold" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204033))
- Videos on local flora and places (3 comments): "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't recently did a tour of an interesting alt home as well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48741713)) "a video specifically about the flora around run-down Oakland urban-industrial areas" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49193399)) "You get to see new places, learn amazing botany facts, local history" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49193751))
- Sharp botany knowledge (2 comments): "the combination of crude rant persona with extremely sophisticated knowledge is disarming" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49204477)) "You get to see new places, learn amazing botany facts, local history" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49193751))
- Good podcast and shorts (2 comments): "the presentation is a bit full on for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49193690)) "Wonderful podcast and shorts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198906))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't", https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-pays-but-botany-doesn-t/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).