Extractor: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Margin Call (2011) - Senior Partners Emergency Meeting [HD 1080p] (Re-Upload / Audio Fixed)", hN cites the scene as a model of clear, decisive communication and of leaders acting fast to survive, and recommends the film as the best take on 2008.
- 5 HN recommenders 5 months 2018–2024videoHN cites the scene as a model of clear, decisive communication and of leaders acting fast to survive, and recommends the film as the best take on 2008.
- 1 HN recommenders 1 months 2018–2022videoCited as a film scene illustrating subprime lending, housing bubbles, and people bragging about bad behavior.
- cited 4× 0 months 2017–2026videoUsed as a shorthand scene for conflicts of interest where auditors or raters are paid by the entities they judge.
- The Big Short (2015) - Jared Vennett's Pitch to Front Point Partners (Jenga Blocks Scene) [HD 1080p]cited 4× 0 months 2019–2024explainerUsed as a quick visual explanation of how CDOs packaged risky mortgage debt.
Questions
Which Extractor video does Hacker News recommend most?
Margin Call (2011) - Senior Partners Emergency Meeting [HD 1080p] (Re-Upload / Audio Fixed): recommended in 5 different months by 5 HN users between 2018 and 2024.
Is this every Extractor video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
Video list and Hacker News comment labels from HackerTube (prompted by @karpathy), released under ODC-By 1.0, built on the open-index/hacker-news archive. Hacker News data is provided by Y Combinator; comments remain the work of their authors. Video titles, channel names and thumbnails belong to their creators and are shown via YouTube. HackerTube Watch is an unofficial edition. Data export of 2026-10-31.