The Inevitable
The Inevitable by Kevin Kellyby Kevin Kelly
Shares rank 129 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended as a counterpoint to AI-future hype. Its predictions hold up only partly, by one reader's rough count.
Recommended as a counterpoint to AI-future hype. Its predictions hold up only partly, by one reader's rough count.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- 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
- 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
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
Offered as counterpoint to AI hype
“As a counterpoint, consider reading Kevin Kelly’s “The Inevitable.””
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “This is not the future”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Predictions only partly hold up
“this hits on maybe 8 of 16 if we are being a bit generous”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Kevin Kelly's 2016 AI Predictions, 10 Years Later”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Inevitableby Kevin KellyThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“this hits on maybe 8 of 16 if we are being a bit generous”
“As a counterpoint, consider reading Kevin Kelly’s “The Inevitable.””
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.