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Just a note: if HN is the only tech news you follow you’ll be getting a VERY skewed & narrow view of tech.
by abritinthebay 8y ago
Just a note: if HN is the only tech news you follow you’ll be getting a VERY skewed & narrow view of tech.
- wolco 8y agoWhat do you recommend to round out opinions?
- abritinthebay 8y agoAlmost anywhere else. Meet ups can be one place (in person is good). Following a variety of tech people on twitter can help - from different backgrounds, genders, and so on. HN skews to a VERY specific demographic and what is popular here is often niche or at least not as amplified outside of it. Plus those different perspectives give you some learning material on how tech affects people, or the ethics behind certain things.
- lifeisstillgood 8y agoLuckily I have a skewed and narrow mind. More seriously, it's a jumping off point - things of interest that have happened. It's a way of getting a decent view on overall trends. Honestly though I don't think I can manage any more news aggregators - that's kind of why I have defaulted to weekly satire. I have actual work to do, and keeping uptodate is more and more a full time job with no valueable outputs. There is a famous advice for graduates which is basically "talk to your colleagues, cos eventually they will steer your work into fruitful directions" I need more human talking and less news.
- abritinthebay 8y agoThat is a great general attitude I agree.