The main benefit I get from HN is some level of knowledge about newer technologies and what people are thinking about them. My day job is not very innovative so

The main benefit I get from HN is some level of knowledge about newer technologies and what people are thinking about them. My day job is not very innovative so it’s really easy to fall way behind in knowledge. From reading HN comments i can see what other people are thinking about things and see what’s fashionable right now. This helps me at my day job to take a lead in getting our systems more up to date