Half of Show HN posts are a bare link. Ones with 500 characters got 2x replies
shun_dev
17 points
4 comments
November 06, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
austin-cheney
Excellent research!
taylorfinley
And yet you posted this as a bare link? Gave me a chuckle.