Reverse Engineering a Viral Hacker News Post
2025-01-20
This blog post details the unexpected success of an article on Hacker News. The author recounts how a simple blog post about a 'spot the difference' trick, titled "I've acquired a new superpower," unexpectedly garnered over 100,000 readers. Key factors contributing to its virality included: trusting his intuition about an interesting topic, crafting a simple yet intriguing title, employing a personal and engaging writing style, and incorporating a 'try-it-yourself' element to encourage reader participation.
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