MMAcevedo
MMAcevedo by qntmby qntm
Shares rank 8 of 32 short stories by recommenders
Free short story that people call excellent, prescient about AI, and one of their favourites; critics raised no complaints.
Free short story that people call excellent, prescient about AI, and one of their favourites; critics raised no complaints.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Praised as excellent and a favourite
“The story is excellent and very hacker news appropriate”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “MMAcevedo aka Lena by qntm” “This is one of my favourite short stories.”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MMAcevedo aka Lena by qntm” “Oh god, yeah, that's a great one”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “The New AI Consciousness Paper” Prescient about AI and slavery
“The story is prescient and applicable now, because we are at the verge of a new era of slavery”
Comment from 13 Feb 2026 in “MMAcevedo aka Lena by qntm” “I think "MMAcevedo" basically nails it”
Comment from 8 Mar 2026 in “Living Human Brain Cells Play Doom on a CL1”
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 |
| MMAcevedoby qntmThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I think "MMAcevedo" basically nails it”
“The story is excellent and very hacker news appropriate”
“I'm enjoying cozy-listening it.”
“Great little story with some unnerving SOMA vibes.”
“This is one of my favourite short stories.”
“The story is prescient and applicable now, because we are at the verge of a new era of slavery”
“Oh god, yeah, that's a great one”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.