I have no idea why this took off. I just thought I'd try and re-post it as I really like goread.io and the blogpost. I don't think the submitter matters. Maybe a little if people see that it's self promotion. But there is plenty self-promotion on the front page. More of a timing and luck thing I think.
Having the same exact article submitted 3 different times and getting 2 votes, 4 votes, and then #1 front page. That's interesting.