I have a theory that part of the reason why HN tends to distract people from work is that it's a substitute for hearing "Good job! Keep up the good work!" Wor

I have a theory that part of the reason why HN tends to distract people from work is that it's a substitute for hearing "Good job! Keep up the good work!" Work life can be so unrewarding at times, so it's easy to use your HN karma score as a surrogate.