Julius by Ploum
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Readers say this essay gave them pause, widened their view and stayed in their heads. The one caveat: one reader found the ending, about AI, weaker than the rest.
Readers say this essay gave them pause, widened their view and stayed in their heads. The one caveat: one reader found the ending, about AI, weaker than the rest.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 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: 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
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 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
Makes readers stop and think
“that blog post really gave me pause and has stuck in my head for the last hour or so”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “OpenClaw, OpenAI and the Future” “Your comment and the article expanded my world view a little bit.”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “OpenClaw, OpenAI and the Future” Called a very good, top-tier article
“Great article until the end when they talked about AI.”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “OpenClaw, OpenAI and the Future” “This is if not the best article i have read recently.”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “OpenClaw, OpenAI and the Future” “on the contrary is a very good piece”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “OpenClaw, OpenAI and the Future”
Other articles people recommend
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programming as Theory Buildingby Peter Naur | 32 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Ur-Fascismby Umberto Eco | 18 | 2 | 90% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Politics and the English Languageby George Orwell | 14 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
| The Grug Brained Developer by Carson Gross | 13 | 1 | 93% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Julius by PloumThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Augustus expands on Julius until it's not just 'Caesar 3' on current equipment.”
“This is if not the best article i have read recently.”
“that blog post really gave me pause and has stuck in my head for the last hour or so”
“Your comment and the article expanded my world view a little bit.”
“Great article until the end when they talked about AI.”
“on the contrary is a very good piece”
“Thank you for the link to Polum's essay in juliusosis.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.