Yeah, unfortunately I think a huge amount still comes down to luck.
HN is better then any other platform (which is incredible considering how many engineers work on it) at detecting fraud (e.g. "upvote rings"). But I think a ton still comes down to the first few people that see the post.
HN is better then any other platform (which is incredible considering how many engineers work on it) at detecting fraud (e.g. "upvote rings"). But I think a ton still comes down to the first few people that see the post.