Everything Bad is Good for You

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Everything Bad is Good for You launched on December 10, 2015 with 85 votes, #608 of 3,504 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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LaunchedDec 10, 2015

Launch day▲ 85 votes, 1 commentstop 17% of 3,504 that month

Websiteamazon.comonline, checked September 2026

CategoryLife & fun

MakersSteven Johnson

TopicsBooks

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By the numbers

#608
of 3,504 launches in December 2015: 75%
of 2015's launches got fewer votes: 5×
the median launch of 2015 (16 votes): 173
launches landed the same day: 10 yrs
on, the site is still online (checked September 2026)

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