# MMAcevedo by qntm

9 Hacker News commenters recommended MMAcevedo by qntm and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free short story that people call excellent, prescient about AI, and one of their favourites; critics raised no complaints.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as excellent and a favourite (3 comments): "The story is excellent and very hacker news appropriate" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47010984)) "This is one of my favourite short stories." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47001712)) "Oh god, yeah, that's a great one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46008164))
- Prescient about AI and slavery (2 comments): "The story is prescient and applicable now, because we are at the verge of a new era of slavery" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47001677)) "I think "MMAcevedo" basically nails it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47300587))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Last Question by Isaac Asimov](https://hackerapproved.com/p/last-question.md): 50 recommend
- [There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury](https://hackerapproved.com/p/there-will-come-soft-rains.md): 27 recommend
- [They're Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/they-re-made-out-of-meat.md): 17 recommend
- [Lena by qntm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lena.md): 16 recommend
- [The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster](https://hackerapproved.com/p/machine-stops.md): 15 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MMAcevedo by qntm", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mmacevedo/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).