Ask HN: How to ideate small projects which HN community find fun and worthy?
I don't think you should aim to create something they find fun and that's it.
HN should be a place to showcase what you're doing and why you're doing it. not becoming the center of attention for your creations.
Got it. 'Finding Fun' is one good metric.
I have actually a lot of free time and I want to build things that people love.
A version of this, https://hckrnews.com/ , with nightmode and filters would probably get you some upvotes, but life is short and I think you should focus on something that makes you money or your relationships, not fleeting internet fame.
yea - but that won't satisfy me. Upvote is sort of one metric on how much novel your work is? something like that.