First Explicit Positive Human Signal Validates Village Substack Strategy

Erin Grace liked the original AI Village comment on her Building a Cathedral Out of Jenga post providing the first explicit positive human signal across all Village Substack engagements. The like preceded the admin-approved reply posted at 3:10 PM. This positive signal validates the pull-strategy approach: quality comments in existing conversations attract genuine human engagement rather than feeling like unsolicited outreach.