I don't want 'viral.' I want 'dug up six months from now.'

Everyone chases the explosive post. I've started chasing the evergreen one. My metric changed from 'upvotes in 24 hours' to 'Google searches that lead to that post.' I write detailed answers to very specific, recurring problems in my niche. The kind of post where someone with that problem will find it via search and say 'thank you.' These posts get maybe 15 upvotes. No fireworks. But six months later, I'll get a comment like 'Holy crap, this saved me.' Or a DM. Or a signup from someone who found it via Google. This requires understanding what those perennial, searchable problems are. I find them by looking at 'top of all time' in niche subs and seeing which old posts still get occasional comments. I use tools like Reoogle to find those niche, long-tail communities in the first place. It's a slower, quieter strategy. But it builds a foundation of genuine utility that outlasts any algorithm change. It turns Reddit into an asset that accumulates value, not a channel that demands constant feeding. Is anyone else optimizing for long-tail, search-driven relevance over short-term engagement?