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(author here) Okay I know this is how the internet works, but I posted my essay here a month ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43664345) and it died a silent death. Excited to read the comments! But damn the internet is unintelligible sometimes.

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A new submission on HN typically has 20-30 minutes on the New page before it drops off the bottom. It is pretty much luck of the draw whether or not anyone notices it during that time window.

Also depends on what's happening, that day. I had an article spend several hours at #1, but it was "second-chanced," and also St. Patrick's Day, so I guess most of the downvoters and competition were off doin' the Pukin' O' th' Green.

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