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The Velocity Trap, the Phoenix Project for the AI Age

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points · traction gained Oct 10, 16:19 UTC → Oct 11, 15:36 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Traction frozen — tracking ended at 151h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.

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listed Oct 5, 08:19 UTC

Traction (points) over time

011Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17ListedTracking endedNo readings after tracking ended; traction stays at the last recorded valueOct 10, 11:16 UTC · 1 points · 0 comments · 123h after listingOct 10, 16:19 UTC · 1 points · 0 comments · 128h after listingOct 11, 15:36 UTC · 1 points · 0 comments · 151h after listing
3 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
1points
Comments
0
Rank in AITL this week
—not listed in the last 7 days
Rank overall this week
—
Sector hit rate
8.9%5/56 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
1Oct 10, 11:16 UTC
Last reading
1Oct 11, 15:36 UTC
Readings
3over 151h

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