📉 Falling Topics
Topics fading from discussion compared to previous years
| # | Topic | Category | Comments | Decline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SVB Bank Collapse | Finance & Crypto | 3,706 | 0.01x |
| 2 | SVB FDIC Deposits | Finance & Crypto | 2,807 | 0.01x |
| 3 | Omicron Variant Characteristics | Health | 2,632 | 0.01x |
| 4 | NFT Ownership Debate | Finance & Crypto | 3,826 | 0.02x |
| 5 | Reddit API Pricing Controversy | Startups & Business | 2,609 | 0.02x |
| 6 | Tether USDT Peg Concerns | Finance & Crypto | 2,543 | 0.02x |
| 7 | FTX Collapse | Finance & Crypto | 5,197 | 0.03x |
| 8 | Twitter Monetization Debate | Startups & Business | 5,181 | 0.03x |
| 9 | FDIC Insurance | Finance & Crypto | 2,881 | 0.03x |
| 10 | Ethereum PoS Transition | Finance & Crypto | 2,973 | 0.04x |
| 11 | Google Stadia Pivot | Gaming | 2,908 | 0.04x |
| 12 | Musk Twitter Acquisition Drama | Startups & Business | 2,735 | 0.04x |
| 13 | Spotify Joe Rogan Deal | Startups & Business | 1,711 | 0.04x |
| 14 | Reddit Moderators Payment | Startups & Business | 1,422 | 0.04x |
| 15 | China's COVID Response | Health | 3,793 | 0.05x |
| 16 | Bitcoin Energy Consumption | Finance & Crypto | 3,677 | 0.05x |
| 17 | COVID Lockdown Effectiveness | Health | 3,624 | 0.05x |
| 18 | Natural vs Vaccine Immunity | Health | 2,965 | 0.05x |
| 19 | Bitcoin Energy Consumption | Finance & Crypto | 2,151 | 0.05x |
| 20 | NFTs in Gaming | Gaming | 1,779 | 0.05x |
| 21 | BuzzFeed News Credibility | Politics & Society | 1,582 | 0.05x |
| 22 | Twitter Free Speech Debate | Politics & Society | 9,546 | 0.06x |
| 23 | COVID-19 Testing Shortages | Health | 6,202 | 0.06x |
| 24 | COVID Lockdowns Debate | Health | 5,292 | 0.06x |
| 25 | Web3 Criticism | Finance & Crypto | 4,278 | 0.06x |
| 26 | Twitter API Limitations | Web Development | 4,133 | 0.06x |
| 27 | Elon Musk Twitter Takeover | Startups & Business | 4,089 | 0.06x |
| 28 | Centralized Exchange Risks | Finance & Crypto | 4,022 | 0.06x |
| 29 | Musk's Twitter Layoffs | Career & Jobs | 3,994 | 0.06x |
| 30 | Salary Transparency Debate | Career & Jobs | 3,863 | 0.06x |
| 31 | Indian Caste System | Politics & Society | 3,699 | 0.06x |
| 32 | Cast Iron Cookware Debate | Other | 3,352 | 0.06x |
| 33 | Unity Pricing Controversy | Gaming | 2,031 | 0.06x |
| 34 | Glassdoor Review Manipulation | Career & Jobs | 1,913 | 0.06x |
| 35 | Yakuza in Japanese Society | Politics & Society | 335 | 0.06x |
| 36 | Twitter ToS Violations | Legal | 6,430 | 0.07x |
| 37 | Vaccines Don't Prevent Spread | Health | 4,848 | 0.07x |
| 38 | Scrum Methodology Criticism | Startups & Business | 4,423 | 0.07x |
| 39 | PoW vs PoS | Finance & Crypto | 4,069 | 0.07x |
| 40 | NFT Criticism | Finance & Crypto | 3,485 | 0.07x |
| 41 | LK-99 Room Temperature Superconductor | Science | 3,431 | 0.07x |
| 42 | Bank Deposit Safety | Finance & Crypto | 3,217 | 0.07x |
| 43 | NFT Suggestions | Finance & Crypto | 2,673 | 0.07x |
| 44 | Parler Deplatforming Debate | Politics & Society | 2,567 | 0.07x |
| 45 | Contact Tracing Privacy | Health | 2,566 | 0.07x |
| 46 | Blockchain for Asset Ownership | Finance & Crypto | 2,284 | 0.07x |
| 47 | Bitcoin Energy Consumption | Finance & Crypto | 2,282 | 0.07x |
| 48 | US Bail System | Legal | 1,871 | 0.07x |
| 49 | SAT Prep Effectiveness | Politics & Society | 1,500 | 0.07x |
| 50 | Kiwifarms Takedown Debate | Politics & Society | 1,186 | 0.07x |
| 51 | COVID Excess Mortality Debate | Health | 5,491 | 0.08x |
| 52 | Office vs Remote Work | Career & Jobs | 5,060 | 0.08x |
| 53 | Ethereum Utility Debate | Finance & Crypto | 5,041 | 0.08x |
| 54 | Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated Stats | Health | 4,910 | 0.08x |
| 55 | COVID Vaccine Effectiveness | Health | 4,712 | 0.08x |
| 56 | Reddit Decline Debate | Startups & Business | 4,546 | 0.08x |
| 57 | COVID Lockdown Debates | Health | 4,414 | 0.08x |
| 58 | US Fixed-Rate Mortgages | Finance & Crypto | 3,497 | 0.08x |
| 59 | COVID Mask Effectiveness | Health | 3,490 | 0.08x |
| 60 | N95 Mask Effectiveness | Health | 3,424 | 0.08x |
| 61 | Bitcoin Mining Energy Debate | Finance & Crypto | 3,265 | 0.08x |
| 62 | COVID School Closures | Health | 3,123 | 0.08x |
| 63 | Tether Bitcoin Manipulation | Finance & Crypto | 2,823 | 0.08x |
| 64 | Asian vs Western Mask Culture | Health | 2,793 | 0.08x |
| 65 | NFT Art Value Debate | Finance & Crypto | 2,663 | 0.08x |
| 66 | Hybrid Work Debate | Career & Jobs | 2,577 | 0.08x |
| 67 | Inflation and Wages | Finance & Crypto | 2,437 | 0.08x |
| 68 | Chess Cheating Scandal | Gaming | 2,064 | 0.08x |
| 69 | Breastfeeding vs Formula | Health | 1,828 | 0.08x |
| 70 | AstraZeneca EU-UK Vaccine Dispute | Health | 1,769 | 0.08x |
| 71 | Twitter's Decline | Startups & Business | 8,504 | 0.09x |
| 72 | Hospital Overload Debate | Health | 6,834 | 0.09x |
| 73 | Twitter Accessibility Issues | Other | 6,523 | 0.09x |
| 74 | IPFS Capabilities Debate | DevOps & Infrastructure | 6,024 | 0.09x |
| 75 | Julian Assange Controversy | Politics & Society | 5,226 | 0.09x |
| 76 | SEC Crypto Regulation | Finance & Crypto | 4,637 | 0.09x |
| 77 | Reddit Subreddit Moderation | Politics & Society | 4,600 | 0.09x |
| 78 | Apple Right-to-Repair Criticism | Hardware | 4,379 | 0.09x |
| 79 | Crypto Hype Comparisons | Finance & Crypto | 4,125 | 0.09x |
| 80 | Real Estate Agent Necessity | Startups & Business | 4,052 | 0.09x |
| 81 | COVID Responsibility Debate | Health | 4,023 | 0.09x |
| 82 | Reddit Monetization Challenges | Startups & Business | 3,791 | 0.09x |
| 83 | Induction vs Gas Stoves | Hardware | 3,774 | 0.09x |
| 84 | Musk's Twitter Acquisition | Startups & Business | 3,675 | 0.09x |
| 85 | Fractional Reserve Banking | Finance & Crypto | 3,604 | 0.09x |
| 86 | Crypto Regulation Debate | Finance & Crypto | 3,232 | 0.09x |
| 87 | Twitter Profitability | Startups & Business | 3,079 | 0.09x |
| 88 | COVID Airborne Transmission | Health | 2,771 | 0.09x |
| 89 | SF Crime Rates | Politics & Society | 2,692 | 0.09x |
| 90 | COVID Heart Damage | Health | 2,614 | 0.09x |
| 91 | Airships Viability Debate | Science | 1,730 | 0.09x |
| 92 | Flow vs TypeScript | Programming Languages | 1,414 | 0.09x |
| 93 | Twitter Conversation Limitations | Politics & Society | 9,855 | 0.10x |
| 94 | Duplicate Story Flags | Other | 6,200 | 0.10x |
| 95 | COVID Herd Immunity | Health | 5,983 | 0.10x |
| 96 | Coinbase Exception Debate | Finance & Crypto | 5,642 | 0.10x |
| 97 | Mastodon vs Twitter | Open Source | 5,513 | 0.10x |
| 98 | HN Anti-Crypto Bias | Finance & Crypto | 5,043 | 0.10x |
| 99 | Crypto Skepticism | Finance & Crypto | 4,968 | 0.10x |
| 100 | COVID Mask Effectiveness | Health | 4,923 | 0.10x |