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Ask HN: Has it become harder to rank on the front page of HN?

9 points by throwawaz ↗ HN
I've seen a lot less personal projects/ebooks on the main page. Is there a reason for this?

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minimaxir
You're hitting a confirmation bias.
zerognowl
If you mean Be the change you want to see then OP simply has to post to HN with a strong bias towards his/her topic of interest?

I can't see that by merely choosing a topic you are passionate about, that it gets more up-votes, but this is the tactic I do see because by being passionate, by virtue, you post more, and so more upvotes are guaranteed?

gcatalfamo
I think he might be referring to the fact that if you can't rank on HN you are prone to believe it is getting harder to do so.