That depends a bit on whether you're more characteristically interested in rhetorical dominance and being "in it to win it", or are just asking questions and in

That depends a bit on whether you're more characteristically interested in rhetorical dominance and being "in it to win it", or are just asking questions and intent on knowing what you don't know. For the former group HN is a very challenging environment, for the latter it can be helpful. (As it is, I rarely pay any attention to my reply inbox on here because I do get emotionally charged by seeing those, even if they're positive. If I'm interested in a reply I go back to the thread later in the day instead. Reddit stops me from behaving in the same way because of that darn red envelope.)