Yes. I personally don't use any other social media site. But if I wasn't reading HN, I'd probably do something else that has less value or that would keep me b

Yes. I personally don't use any other social media site. But if I wasn't reading HN, I'd probably do something else that has less value or that would keep me busy longer (like playing the guitar or cooking stuff). It does keep me up to date on most things tech (which I am expected to talk about socially, cause I am the tech guy among the people I know), plus it has a bunch of really interesting articles on random subjects which is refreshing. My wife's in the art world. And because there is no HN of the art world, she has to check facebook to stay connected professionally, and that's a really bad thing cause she keeps being tempted by these algorithmically-optimized crap content. HN is somewhat addictive, but it's one of the only ones that doesn't need to monetize your addiction.