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> Last month, I posted two links a day apart. The content of the articles was exactly the same. Granted, the titles and links were a bit different, but it’s nonetheless fascinating to see the 8X difference between the two.

People don't like to read the same news twice?

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The point here was that all else being (nearly) equal, sometimes posts take off, while others don't. Although you can optimize, at the end of the day, it can be often be a game of chance!

The post on the 2nd day was the one that had 8x the previous post's upvotes.

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