My big takeaway from the original post was that &quot;early insiders&quot; controlled the frontpage of ProductHunt. This post confirms that &quot;early insiders&quot; can still post straight to the frontpage. I see data from this blog post that is presenting an argument that the &quot;early insiders&quot; are a small percentage of the currently upvotes, but I don&#x27;t understand why someone would opt for viral effects if you could just have an &quot;early insider&quot; post it directly.<p>When I view the Product Hunt frontpage, I see nothing to indicate that a submission has been &#x27;boosted&#x27; and that seems to be an area that could be improved if &quot;early insiders&quot; will continue to have the boosting ability.