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It might be too broad to refer to the internet as a single entity. Those of us with internet addiction are actually addicted to specific things online - the in
by johnrob 16y ago
It might be too broad to refer to the internet as a single entity. Those of us with internet addiction are actually addicted to specific things online - the internet is just the medium.
In the case of hacker news, what we're addicted to is startup news and gossip. It's ironic that this very morning I was thinking about how to produce some sort of audio version of HN for my daily commute.
- cabalamat 16y ago> In the case of hacker news, what we're addicted to is startup news and gossip. Not me. I'm more interested in programming technology and understanding how trends in technology shape society -- and reading PG's essay has helped me do this.