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Ask HN: What do you read online that is not junk?
I'm really struggling with feeling like everything I read online is just junk trying to manipulate my feelings in some manner or doing the bare minimum to hit some dopamine threshold. Do you have sites that you read that aren't dumb and/or manipulative? I know there are at least some online magazines that are worthwhile but I don't really know that landscape.
- brunooliv 5y agoThings are subjective but: HN as a "curated" content aggregator is great! I love any piece by ArsTechnica, they have tech content as well as history and nature. The articles are usually very good! Quanta Magazine is a great source as well! I kind of like also The Guardian for more general news about the world
- cursedfibre 5y agoThe Daily WTF is fun
- cpach 5y agoI subscribe to two online newspapers, lots of good articles there about current events, business, culture, politics. I also like The Economist, but I prefer to read it on paper.
- tuatoru 5y agoAstral Codex Ten and A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry.
- enduku 5y agoLobste.rs
- readonthegoapp 5y agoNew yorker Nyt Harpers There are tons The nyt has stories that are just beyond When you think of the amount of resources they need to pour into a single feature story not even a story story Its beyond Then you realize well at least they're using some of that bajillions in subscriber revenue to get real stories You still have to wade past dumbass Paul krugman and their nazi writers But thats the cost of finding the good stuff unfortunately You could prob filter out the nazis/opinions if you made an effort
- leobg 5y agoCould you give us a list of, say, 2,000 positive examples, so we can train a classifier? Thanks
- brudgers 5y agoWhy would you want to read things that don't change your brain chemistry?
- shoo 5y agoif you're in the mood for learning stuff, or can cultivate an interest in a subject with some academic coverage: journal articles, preprints, textbooks.
- kleer001 5y agoIf it counts as reading all those webcomics I love are def not junk. https://www.smbc-comics.com/ https://www.smbc-comics.com/ https://www.litterboxcomics.com/ https://www.litterboxcomics.com/ https://warandpeas.com https://warandpeas.com etc... I get most of 'em on instagram and find lots of new ones too.
- fattybob 5y agoHackers news not surprisingly, the Financial Times, and The Spectator magazine (surprisingly good read considering it’s supposed political leanings), I also have a preserved google reader list hooked up to Feedly, that feeds occasional gems, many to be found on Hackers News!
- he11ow 5y agoNew Yorker and Brain Pickings. Quanta is great for math-y stuff. Also, I try not to read too much online. Like you say, so much is junk. And I limit news. There's a real negative cognitive and emotional impact from reading so much depressing stuff about which you can do so little.
- ghoda 5y agoA few blogs like Naked Capitalism and the occasional acoup.blog entry.