[mercurialsolo]

Is there a way to identify this behaviour? I am all for a platform which leans in on authentic discovery. ProductHunt and Reddit have long since been lost causes. HN did seem like holding out.

Being asked to defend your work in public and why it's worth being upvoted or talked about is something that folks building should have to go through.

[sdenton4]

Yes, but the techniques are typically close guarded secrets, to keep the antagonists guessing.

[weare138]

It says you get a certain number of comments also. I was thinking maybe post something innocuous that wouldn't normally get many votes and comments, pay to have the post promoted and track the accounts that comment.