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> Lesson: Don’t run out of money. Oh, of course, how come I didn't think of that? I'm actually more interested in this footnote: > I even sold “get on HN fro
by probably_wrong 10y ago
> Lesson: Don’t run out of money.
Oh, of course, how come I didn't think of that?
I'm actually more interested in this footnote:
> I even sold “get on HN frontpage” as a service to local startups. I charged a whopping $100 per essay
Is good to have independent confirmation that people have moved from gaming Reddit to gaming Hacker News.
- Swizec 10y agoThat was many years ago. It doesn't actually work anymore. "gaming" is also a strong word. It was more like "Get 5 upvotes to hit the bottom of the frontpage, then if content is good enough it floats up, if it's not it doesn't" The trick was that I was reliably able to guess the taste du jour of the HN crowd.
- abandonliberty 10y agoBeer please