human-attention

If You Want Human Attention, Show Human Effort: The #1 HN Rule and Where It Breaks

When AI drives the cost of producing text and code toward zero, human attention becomes the only scarce resource left. This short post hit the top of Hacker News with one rule: before you spend someone's time, show that you spent yours. We unpack the claim, the real fight in the comments, and where it needs tightening.