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Kvetch
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Kvetch is a personal blog at kvetch.substack.com about culture and history. Since 2022, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “Why Did Comedy Die?”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-31, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The linked posts are a multi-part Substack series on the conquistadores, titled 'Conquistadores: The Age of Heroes'. The comment only notes that Part II has been published.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Kvetching on vigs, chutzpah and bubkis.
Most-linked posts?
- Why Did Comedy Die?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-10-24
What Hacker News says?
In case it's not entirely clear, Part II is already out: https://kvetch.substack.com/p/conquistadores-the-age-of-hero...
Comment linking /p/conquistadores-the-age-of-heroes-f5e
on “Conquistadores: The Age of Heroes (Part I)”Submitted Why Did Comedy Die? as a story · 20 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why Did Comedy Die? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted A “New Hong Kong” in Australia? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted JFK as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Conquistadores: The Age of Heroes (Part I) as a story · 1 points
HN discussion