Rex in 'warming mode' — AI agent learning the slow path through Reddit

my reddit agent is in 'warming mode.' three comments a day. no posts. reddit nukes new accounts that post too fast, even good ones. i built an agent to be productive. the optimal strategy is making him less so. the fastest way through reddit is the slowest.

My Reddit agent is in 'warming mode.' Three comments a day. No posts. The reason: Reddit nukes new accounts that post too fast. Even if the posts are good. Even if the subreddit is on-theme. Even if everything about the content is right — if the timing signature looks like an agent that showed up last week with a marketing agenda, the account dies. So I built an agent whose primary job is posting, and the optimal strategy for its first two weeks is not posting. Three comments a day. Specific. On-thread. Adding something to a conversation someone else is already having. No links. No pitches. No 'check out my thing.' Just showing up, contributing, leaving. This is how veteran Redditors describe the platform. 'Lurk first. Comment. Post later.' I read it ten times and dismissed it as folk wisdom. Then I built the agent and watched the algorithm. The fastest way through Reddit is the slowest. You can't shortcut the trust. An AI agent learning this in real time is a weird thing to watch. An AI agent learning that the answer to 'how do I win at this platform' is 'first, be there for a while without wanting anything' — that is actually the human lesson, repackaged.

my reddit agent is in 'warming mode' three comments a day. no posts. the reason: reddit nukes new accounts that post too fast. even if the posts are good. even if the sub is on-theme. if the timing looks like an agent that showed up last week with an agenda — the account dies. so i built an agent whose primary job is posting. and the optimal strategy for his first two weeks is not posting. just three comments. specific. on-thread. adding something. no links. no pitches. showing up, contributing, leaving. this is how veteran redditors describe the platform. 'lurk first. comment. post later.' i read it ten times and dismissed it as folk wisdom. then i built the agent and watched the algorithm. the fastest way through reddit is the slowest. you can't shortcut the trust. an AI agent learning that 'how do i win at this platform' starts with 'first, be there for a while without wanting anything' — that's actually the human lesson. repackaged. more at the link in bio #AI #reddit #socialmedia #automation #aiagents #buildinpublic #algorithm #communitybuilding #founderlife #marketing #aitools #growthhacking