Don't Get Distracted by Caleb Hearth
Shares rank 28 of 60 articles by recommenders
Recommended for public sector workers and contractors to read and take to heart; it discusses knowingly working for the military.
Recommended for public sector workers and contractors to read and take to heart; it discusses knowingly working for the military.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: 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 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Urges public sector and contractor workers to read
“I encourage others who work in the public sector, whether directly or through a contractor, to read and internalize”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school” “I encourage others who work in the public sector, whether directly or through a contractor”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school” Discusses knowingly working for the military
“But he did know he was going to work for the military.”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “Where things stand with the Department of War”
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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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| Don't Get Distracted by Caleb HearthThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I encourage others who work in the public sector, whether directly or through a contractor”
“I encourage others who work in the public sector, whether directly or through a contractor, to read and internalize”
“But he did know he was going to work for the military.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.