What's the one Product Hunt launch tip you'd give your past self?

We're launching on Product Hunt soon, and we've read every "how to launch on PH" guide out there — they all blur into the same generic advice. Post at 12:01am PT, line up your network, have a GIF. Useful, but the guides never cover the stuff you only learn by doing it.

Where we are right now: positioning's locked, gallery assets are built, demo flow recorded. The questions we're weighing before launch day:

• First-hours strategy. How much does early upvote velocity actually matter vs steady traffic through the day?
• Hunter vs self-launch. Does a known hunter still move the needle in 2026, or is that overrated now?
• Comments. Worth seeding thoughtful first comments, or does that read as staged?
• The week after. Everyone obsesses over launch day. What actually happens to traffic and signups after?

So for anyone who's been through it:

What's the one thing you'd tell your past self before launch day? Not the generic checklist stuff — the lesson you only got by living through your own launch.

The "waste of time, don't bother" warnings are just as valuable as the "do this" ones.