Good questions, I'd be interested to see how others answer. I've changed how I use HN use a lot from way back when. I really don't use the front page as much as

Good questions, I'd be interested to see how others answer. I've changed how I use HN use a lot from way back when. I really don't use the front page as much as I used to. Date search based on various keywords and New are more interesting to me. My perspective on HN changed as well. At first I was guilty about it. My use correlated with procrastination times :-). But I have come to see HN as a source/expression of a variety of psychological relief mechanisms. When I use the counterparts of those mechanisms too much in my daily grind (a set of subjective perceptions), HN is a good source of the opposite, e.g. others' objective judgments (not objective as in "reliable", but rather objective as in "not mine") and specific types of new-to-me perceptions. The general topic being so impersonal is also helpful and helps take the focus off of "my life stuff" which by itself can be draining. I'm looking at chaining the use of HN with other activities these days, taking advantage of the awareness of its pros for use as leverage. Can't share much ATM though except that it's based on similar effort/relief mechanisms lined up intentionally. As always thanks to everyone involved in participating and keeping the site running.