Why “Money” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
You are looking at it from the wrong perspective, you are trying to fit "healthy" into your current environment. I think it's the wrong approach. For example: societies that liv…
by wallst07 · Sep 6, 2026
You're touching on utility. We only ever bother learning something because it's interesting, or useful. Things get muddier when you consider economy. Businesses exist to make mo…
by itsalwaysgood · Sep 6, 2026
You don't need docker anymore - it is safe and fast to deploy as systemd services. And yeah AWS and the likes made for big money spenders with gigantic DevOps teams, not one per…
by huksley · Sep 6, 2026
Speaking for GP, I want to have both a reasonable legal system and safe, clean drinking water. We can have both, and the former precludes the idea that plaintiffs and judges can…
by Amezarak · Sep 6, 2026
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I suppose this allows google to better persist browser identifiers in order to facilitate advertising? I'm not surprised they do this since…
by rbtms · Sep 6, 2026
This year, it got cloudy right at the climax. Luckily, we were watching it from home. I would therefore warn people against spending stupid amounts of money on something that a…
by usern20260720 · Sep 6, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "money" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "money" over time.
Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The primary functions which distinguish money are: medium of exchange, a unit of account, a store of value and sometimes, a standard of deferred payment. Read more on Wikipedia