[stefs]

that's not surprising to me. the show HN feature might bring a product out of obscurity if it hits the front page, so there's certainly an incentive.

[itunpredictable]

True, but: ShowHN rarely makes it to the front page https://randomshit.dev/posts/what-gets-to-the-front-page-of-...

[jacquesm]

That's why we have this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/show

[nubinetwork]

I don't even need a Show HN, I get enough traffic just by posting comments...