Get a propane torch and char (shou sugi ban style) any of the wood under soil level.

You can use linseed or mineral oil on the posts to get more life out of them as well

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this is best.

but does it really make them last longer if you're setting them in concrete?

Yes, especially if you bring the char a few inches above the concrete level. That's typically where they rot- where the water pools on the concrete. I also make my concrete at the top convex so water wicks off

yeah that makes good sense

keeps the bugs from getting interested