State of AUX

February 3, 2026 · by Mike

The AUX is Plugged In

State of AUX

Thank you to everyone who participated in our community survey. 4DHD launched AUX with a simple hypothesis: Strip away the algorithmic slop. Let humans curate for humans. Make attention mean something. Build the Mainstage that the internet deserves.

After eight months of AUX, it was time for us to hear from our users if our hypothesis checked out and the mechanisms we put in place were working.

The answer is yes. Our stats and your responses confirmed our hopes: something genuinely different is forming here.

Real humans are curating content, real Attention is being earned, and a community is taking shape around a shared love of discovery. I'm proud of what we've built here. Not just the product, but the community.

Dig into AUX by the numbers and in your words below. Plus, stick around for a sneak peek at our next app at the bottom of the page!

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AUX is a More Human Internet

For years, we've been told that algorithms know us better than we know ourselves. That the feed is optimized. That the machine is serving us exactly what we want.

But we knew something was off. The endless scroll. The engagement bait. The feeling that we're being harvested rather than served. AUX was built as a rejection of that premise—a bet that human curation could cut through the noise.

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AUX is a Spot for Tasteful Discovery

The Mainstage isn't just another feed. It's the internet's front page as decided by the people who actually care. The weird, the wonderful, the overlooked gems that would never survive the algorithm—this is what rises to the top on AUX.

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Top Posts by Month

AUX is Part of Your Daily Rhythm

We didn't build AUX to be another app fighting for your time. We built it to be the place you check when you want to know what matters. It's a daily moment of connection with the people whose taste you trust.

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Daily upvoting activity over the last 30 days:

AUX is a High-Signal Community

Something unexpected happened. The attention economy we designed didn't just surface good content—it attracted good people. AUX has become a community of curators, each one staking their reputation on what they share.

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Top Posts This Week

AUX is a Game of Curation

ATTN isn't just a metric. It's proof. Proof that you found something worth sharing. Proof that the community agrees. The leaderboard tracks who's been right the most—and there's nowhere to hide. Every post is a bet on what matters.

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Top Curators

What's Next

At 4DHD, our mission is to reimagine net-new experiences in how we consume the internet. AUX was our first reimagination. It was only possible because of crypto, and this new product is now only possible because of AI.

Today we are teasing Obsessed, a new AI web browser. If AUX was the one thing you have to see on the internet, Obsessed is everything.

Obsessed

AUX users get priority beta access. Stay tuned.