Metacommentary: how did this post get to #5 on the front page with 1 upvote within 2 minutes of submission?

That’s how HN works, I had that multiple times over the years with my own submissions. Sometimes it gets picked up quickly, sometimes not. A post can also down rank very, very fast. It depends a lot on the level of engagement and the type of engagement

Follow the money.

How fast the upvote happened?