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The same day NetEase revealed two new character releases and the changes coming to the new season, it turns out their entire Seattle based dev team got laid off today. The game has literally made $136 million in the first month of release and they still just culled a whole team

454 likes5 repliesPosted Feb 18, 2025

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Viral score

Based on absolute engagement — the platform doesn’t expose follower counts here, so large accounts score higher.

From likes, comments.

Why it worked

Promises an answer and holds it back, which pulls the reader down the post.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Opens a question in the reader’s mind and withholds the answer until later.
Points at real customers, users or results as evidence rather than assertion.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

The mechanics

Hook: Promises an answer it withholds
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: plain, matter-of-fact
Mechanisms: Specificity, Curiosity gap, Social proof
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

Topics

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