The End of the World is Just the Beginning
The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihanby Peter Zeihan
Shares rank 129 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Two readers call it a great book with interesting analysis. No critical reviews were found in these threads.
Two readers call it a great book with interesting analysis. No critical reviews were found in these threads.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not 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
- 2 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
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Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Called a great book
“The End of the World is just the Beginning is a great book.”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “Sam Altman’s DRAM Deal” Interesting analysis
“some of the analysis is interesting”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “Germany to ban Huawei from future 6G network”
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The four most recommended other nonfiction books, 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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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Clifford Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| The End of the World is Just the Beginningby Peter ZeihanThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The End of the World is just the Beginning is a great book.”
“some of the analysis is interesting”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.