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How vx-underground writes on X: 15 posts, and what they have in common
vx-underground (@vxunderground) has 15 posts in the library with 74.8K likes between them. What they write about, how they open, and the posts that did the most — read from the posts themselves.
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vx-underground (@vxunderground) has 15 posts in the library. Between them they drew 74,822 likes; the typical one reaches 1,625, and the biggest reached 18,600. Most of that work is about Engineering and AI. This is what the posts themselves say about how they write — not a profile, a pattern.
What they write about
- Engineering — 6 of 15 posts (40%)
- AI — 4 of 15 posts (27%)
Two or three subjects rather than one: a reader who follows for the first gets the others, which is how a niche account becomes a general one.
How they open
- 93% of posts open with an observation
- 7% of posts open with an announcement
Half or more of their posts open the same way — an observation. That is a signature, and it is worth reading the three below with that in mind: the move is the same, the subject changes.
The xz backdoor was initially caught by a software engineer at Microsoft. He noticed 500ms lag and thought something was suspicious.
Amazon has announced they're phasing out their checkout-less grocery stores.
🚨BREAKING🚨
The posts that did the most
- @vxunderground — “The xz backdoor was initially caught by a software engineer at Microsoft. He noticed 500ms lag and thought something was suspicious.” — 18,600 likes · open
Why it worked: Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
- @vxunderground — “Amazon has announced they're phasing out their checkout-less grocery stores.” — 15,479 likes · open
Why it worked: Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
- @vxunderground — “🚨BREAKING🚨” — 13,424 likes · open
Why it worked: Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
- @vxunderground — “CEO of Coinbase sends out catastrophic message this morning.” — 9,214 likes · open
Why it worked: Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
- @vxunderground — “GitHub, a company owned by Microsoft, was compromised.” — 4,633 likes · open
Why it worked: Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
What to borrow
Nothing of theirs — not a phrase, not a number, not a fact. What carries over is the shape.
- From the 18,600-like post: Preserve the Hook → Landing structure and the plain observation opening.
- From the 15,479-like post: Preserve the Hook → Context → Landing structure and the plain observation opening.
- From the 13,424-like post: Preserve the Hook → Context → List structure and the plain observation opening.
The structure the analysis reads most often across their best work is Hook → Landing — 2 of the top 5 follow it.
Start here
- Every post of theirs in the library — sortable by likes, replies or date, with the mechanics on each.
- Remix their style — their five strongest posts as sources, your product as the subject. The words will be yours; the moves will be theirs.
- Save the ones that match your taste to a board, and the board's remixes will lean their way.