Stop reading HN and other such. It's giving you a horribly distorted view that seems to have wormed its way inside your head and is damaging you. To paraphrase

Stop reading HN and other such. It's giving you a horribly distorted view that seems to have wormed its way inside your head and is damaging you. To paraphrase Mary Schmich, "Do not read SV news websites, they will only make you feel like a failure."