This Old Tony
Shares rank 25 of 48 YouTube channels by recommenders
Commenters recommend this YouTube channel as a particularly good illustration of a point and say they love it. No criticism was recorded.
Commenters recommend this YouTube channel as a particularly good illustration of a point and say they love it. No criticism was recorded.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: 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 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Good illustration of key points
“This Old Tony's channel is a particularly good illustration of this point”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide over "heroes"” Commenters say they love it
“I love This Old Tony though.”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide over "heroes"”
Other YouTube channels people recommend
The four most recommended other YouTube channels, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Blue1Brown | 96 | 4 | 96% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Veritasium | 44 | 12 | 79% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Technology Connections YouTube channel | 40 | 3 | 93% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Asianometry | 24 | 1 | 96% | 9 | — | Approved |
| This Old TonyThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I love This Old Tony though.”
“This Old Tony's channel is a particularly good illustration of this point”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.