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340,000
340,000 -- comments analyzed for Hacker News (2024)
An analysis of Hacker News sentiment and engagement analyzed 340,000 comments across 32,000 posts.
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340,000
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Data Vintage
2024
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32,000
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B
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Devtalk community (citing an unnamed analysis paper)
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https://devtalk.com/t/65-of-hacker-news-posts-have-negative-sentiment-and-they-outperform/229478 ↗
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65% of Hacker News Posts Have Negative Sentiment, and They Outperform | Devtalk
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65% of Hacker News Posts Have Negative Sentiment, and They Outperform
Analysis of 32,000 HN posts and 340K comments reveals negativity bias correlates with higher engagement. Data, methodology, and full paper available.
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Hacker News: 340,000 comments analyzed. Source: Devtalk community (citing an unnamed analysis paper) (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/hn-analysis-comment-volume
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