Delayed Gratification magazine
Ranked 5 of 11 magazines by recommenders
Recommended for well-designed print journalism with clear infographics; critics say it is too focused on the UK and Commonwealth.
Recommended for well-designed print journalism with clear infographics; critics say it is too focused on the UK and Commonwealth.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 79%
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: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: 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
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Beautiful design and print quality
“if you like print journalism they're a good option with great print quality”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Delayed Gratification – Proud to Be 'Last to Breaking News'” “It's beautifully designed, well written, good paper stock, the works.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Delayed Gratification – Proud to Be 'Last to Breaking News'” Clear infographics and visualizations
“Brilliant editorial with beautiful and easily digestible infographics”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Delayed Gratification – Proud to Be 'Last to Breaking News'” “they had (have?) really good infographics/visualizations!”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Delayed Gratification – Proud to Be 'Last to Breaking News'”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Too UK and Commonwealth focused
“it was just too much UK focused stuff for my liking.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Delayed Gratification – Proud to Be 'Last to Breaking News'” “it was too focused on Commonwealth news and culture to be worth my time”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Delayed Gratification – Proud to Be 'Last to Breaking News'”
Other magazines people recommend
The four most recommended other magazines, 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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| Byte magazine | 49 | 4 | 92% | 8 | 40 yrs4 owners | Approved |
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| Dr. Dobb's Journal | 14 | 1 | 93% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Delayed Gratification magazineThis page | 11 | 3 | 79% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I honestly just wish they would dial down the infographics and bring a few more long form articles each magazine.”
“Brilliant editorial with beautiful and easily digestible infographics”
“too delayed to replace primary news and better suited for supplementary deep dives”
“it was too focused on Commonwealth news and culture to be worth my time”
“it was just too much UK focused stuff for my liking.”
“I cancelled the subscription because I just couldn't connect its stories ever.”
“they had (have?) really good infographics/visualizations!”
“you can follow specific categories with rss by just going to subcategories on the website and adding /feed to the end of the url”
“It's beautifully designed, well written, good paper stock, the works.”
“I find it very good on that front.”
“It's a haven of non-AI writing.”
“I enjoyed this magazine and subscribed to it for a while”
“if you like print journalism they're a good option with great print quality”
“It's heartening to see that Delayed Gratification has successfully continued their work for so long.”
“They tend to hire well reasoning journalists that do research with due dilligence.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.