Franchise
Franchise by Isaac Asimovby Isaac Asimov
Shares rank 13 of 32 short stories by recommenders
Recommended as an efficient version of the ideas discussed in Lottocracy and voting threads, meaning the 1955 Asimov story.
Recommended as an efficient version of the ideas discussed in Lottocracy and voting threads, meaning the 1955 Asimov story.
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: 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: 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
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Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Efficient take on the idea
“See "Franchise" (1955) by Isaac Asimov for an efficient version.”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections”
Other short stories people recommend
The four most recommended other short stories, 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Questionby Isaac Asimov | 50 | 2 | 96% | 6 | 52 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| There Will Come Soft Rainsby Ray Bradbury | 27 | 3 | 90% | 4 | — | Approved |
| They're Made Out of Meatby Terry Bisson | 17 | 4 | 81% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Lenaby qntm | 16 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Franchiseby Isaac AsimovThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
1 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“See "Franchise" (1955) by Isaac Asimov for an efficient version.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.