A Hacker News user created a “downdetector for downdetectors,” essentially monitoring the sites that monitor website outages, and then monitoring *that* monitoring, creating a recursive loop. The post sparked a humorous discussion about the absurdity of excessive system monitoring. Commenters joked about the infinite regress of “who watches the watchers,” and the potential for creating cyclic dependencies. One user noted they’ve seen companies build surprisingly deep (up to 3 levels) observability stacks, leading to wasted resources. Others questioned the need for more than two downdetectors, suggesting they simply monitor each other. While some found the concept funny, others felt it was becoming repetitive and suggested moving the discussion to Reddit. Ultimately, the post highlights the potential for over-engineering and the ironic nature of monitoring systems monitoring other monitoring systems.