Yes. 1. I sometimes stumble upon random strangers who do something related to what I'm researching or working on and usually you can just comment and they will

Yes. 1. I sometimes stumble upon random strangers who do something related to what I'm researching or working on and usually you can just comment and they will reply. This level of accessibility to the actual tech people is rare. Imagine trying to reach a Google software engineer through their end-user support channel. Won't happen. But you might e-meet the same person here. 2. It's great for conversation topics with peers, especially if all of you check the headlines in the morning. 3. I just love the long-term prediction articles and especially their discussions. Of course, the predictions will most likely turn out wrong. But understanding how people reached those predictions can be very valuable for making sense of the arguably messy tech landscape affecting all of us.