[vunderba]

As a user who has submitted the occasional Show HN and felt the sting of indifference as they gathered tumbleweeds, once a week I'll spend a few minutes going through the "New" posts and upvote anything that catches my eye.

It's a bit like donating to a charity for a illness that you or your relatives have been personally impacted by - equal parts altruism and selfishness.

[fzwang]

This. For me, it was a few students/junior folks I know mentioned that they posted on here and reddit, but got no responses. So now I make an effort to comment/respond to new posts, esp AskHN.