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Armin Ronacher ⇌@mitsuhiko

Once again I will point out that it was a massive mistake to not go with min-ver but go with latest semver compatible instead. People argued that you cannot do minver because users would lose out on important security updates. Now we have people upgrade to security issues instead

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Why it worked

Admits a failure or a cost, which buys trust that a polished post cannot.
Frames the idea around what the reader stands to lose, which is more motivating than gain.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Opens on a negative, which reads as a warning and is harder to ignore than a claim.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal
Mechanisms: Vulnerability, Loss aversion
Written for: Founders, marketers and operators

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