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Thank you for trying to take on this problem, it’s really bad though. I did a PH launch this summer resulting in a few hundred unique website views. Comments be

Thank you for trying to take on this problem, it’s really bad though. I did a PH launch this summer resulting in a few hundred unique website views. Comments besides people I already knew were either bots or promotional. Lots of bounty hunters. Compare that to our HN post requiring no additional lift, which resulted in ~10k unique visitors, no bots, and great critical feedback we couldn’t get anywhere else. I do want an authentic PH! But it feels like a vanity landing page in its current state.

throwawayha 2y ago
The next version of PH is likely being built now and be the next curve of growth the existing one hasn't done yet.
AndrewKemendo 2y ago
PH isn’t, and (hopefully) won’t ever have the gravity of a HN front page I thought PH was great when they came out and Ryan was a super nice guy - gave my startup a small boost when PH just came out Reality is there was never a business there in any real way that was sustainable and not subject to enshittification, so I’m not sure what’s surprising
dbreunig 2y ago
Same exact experience. Was on the top of HN for a chunk of the day, saw a couple votes. Scanning the results above, it’s very clear there’s brigading, bots, and pay. Just look at the daily distribution.