Predictive History YouTube channel
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Recommended for lectures that offer new angles on geopolitics and history. Critics say its reasoning is often cherry-picked and selective, so claims need checking.
Recommended for lectures that offer new angles on geopolitics and history. Critics say its reasoning is often cherry-picked and selective, so claims need checking.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 58%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: 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.
- 1.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not 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
Fresh geopolitics angles beyond mainstream media
“has been pivotal towards helping me find new avenues to research and understand geopolitics”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?” “It's a side you often you don't hear in mainstream media”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays” Accurate, useful on current events
“I do think some of his content is accurate and useful, but a lot of it isn't.”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “The Technocracy Movement of the 1930s” “On Iran i think he is right on the money.”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Cherry-picked reasoning and selective facts
“he gives weak and often cherry-picked reasonings, to the point that many of his takes are completely unreliable”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays” “it was so handwavy and "cherry picking stats to fit a narrative" style of reasoning”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays” “He conveniently hides facts that might be against his narrative.”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?” Many claims unreliable or inaccurate
“he gives weak and often cherry-picked reasonings, to the point that many of his takes are completely unreliable”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays” “I enjoyed and found them educational, but I'm taking all of his claims with a grain of salt”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays” “I do think some of his content is accurate and useful, but a lot of it isn't.”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “The Technocracy Movement of the 1930s” Seen as conspiratorial
“The guy who thinks the Jesuit illuminati run the world?”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays” “No way you are suggesting this guy... there is no way.”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays”
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What people said
All 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I do think some of his content is accurate and useful, but a lot of it isn't.”
“He conveniently hides facts that might be against his narrative.”
“has been pivotal towards helping me find new avenues to research and understand geopolitics”
“I think it's more like a 150+ hour Joe Rogan episode.”
“he gives weak and often cherry-picked reasonings, to the point that many of his takes are completely unreliable”
“No way you are suggesting this guy... there is no way.”
“China would not allow him to broadcast things they do not approve of.”
“it was so handwavy and "cherry picking stats to fit a narrative" style of reasoning”
“The guy who thinks the Jesuit illuminati run the world?”
“On Iran i think he is right on the money.”
“I enjoyed and found them educational, but I'm taking all of his claims with a grain of salt”
“It's a side you often you don't hear in mainstream media”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.