It seems to me that unless you already have some social following and promote your HN submission there it’s impossible to get to the front page. No matter how good your submission is.
I posted (subjectively) high quality stuff about longevity tools that had a potential to be on front page, but the /newest just grows go so fast that no one will notice it.
I posted (subjectively) high quality stuff about longevity tools that had a potential to be on front page, but the /newest just grows go so fast that no one will notice it.