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Well, it is in its format. Like Digg and Reddit before it, the addictive part comes from a constant stream of new "stuff" for us to consume. To anyone looking

Well, it is in its format. Like Digg and Reddit before it, the addictive part comes from a constant stream of new "stuff" for us to consume. To anyone looking at us pre reddit/digg many of us would look "addicted" to HN based on our usage of it.

tyfon 7y ago
Yes I won't deny the format is addicting, it's just not specifically designed to optimise addiction like certain other sites.
- Gigablah 7y ago
  If that were the case, they'd hide the karma score.