Hacker News is broken into many sub-segments. Everything you submit will catch the attention of a given demographic here. If you want to become popular, then ad

Hacker News is broken into many sub-segments. Everything you submit will catch the attention of a given demographic here. If you want to become popular, then address a common issue among demographics. Though "popularity" is not what you should seek. Be a valuable member of the community. Online and offline. Be a friend, a collegue, or just a hacker. Praise their successes, ignore their failures, help them cure their pain. Only then will you be, not only a valuable and reputable member of hacker news, but a valuable and reputable member of society. :)