Show HN: A free ESG stock screener that publishes its losses and methodology

A free ESG stock screener showed up bragging about a time‑travel test from 2018 that would’ve trounced the S&P 500 (+599% vs +185%), while promising to “publish its losses” and explain how it works. Cue the fireworks. The crowd loved the honesty—one user said the “publishes its losses” line made them click—and saluted the detailed methodology as content that survives AI summaries. But the applause stopped there. Skeptics pounced on ESG (environmental, social, governance) investing itself: is it just feel‑good finance that leaves money on the table? Others torched the whole idea of beating the market, calling stock picking a gambler’s fantasy, and roasted the site’s backtests as bull‑market cosplay. One commenter even suspected the playbook came from an AI assistant: think fancy‑sounding signals institutions used years ago, now with little edge. Meanwhile, the design caught strays—“0/10… slop daddy slop”—and a linked report showing “No growth met the screening criteria” had people laughing that it perfectly sums up today’s economy. In short: transparency got a standing ovation, but claims of market‑crushing signals met a wall of “show me in real time.” The vibe? Equal parts fintech launch and roast battle, with the comment section as the main event.