HN frontpage hardly requires being viral.
Just genuine intrigue from a select few.
> HN frontpage hardly requires virility.
As far as I can tell, it doesn't require femininity either.
I'm guessing you meant "virality"
It’s still way easier the first time.
The 50th time someone comes to the same conclusion nobody on HN is going to upvote the topic.
Did you ever visit `https://news.ycombinator.com/newest` page? Like 99% of submitted topics are never seen by anyone but few wanderers.