Even if reading HN didn't help you "get ahead" doesn't mean it has no value. It has lots of value for me as a procrastination tool and simply because I find a

Even if reading HN didn't help you "get ahead" doesn't mean it has no value. It has lots of value for me as a procrastination tool and simply because I find a lot of the articles and the discussions here interesting, stimulating and educational. Whether or not it helps me to "succeed" is quite far down the list for me of the reasons I value it.