Nope. I pick up most of the best things I've ever found in tech here. Books, courses. Lots of little things that I misunderstood about myself, others, and tech.

Nope. I pick up most of the best things I've ever found in tech here. Books, courses. Lots of little things that I misunderstood about myself, others, and tech. I think you have to go into HN with an open mind. You should be exploring and finding stuff, not waiting for it to come to you. Certainly not FOMO. Engaging with the people is part of the practice. I hold on to the saying, "When the student is ready, the mentor will come." It's not that mentors are just lying around waiting for you to be ready. The mentors are everywhere, like buses on a route. It's more that when someone isn't ready to change their identity, they resist it. That's where the cynicism comes from. It's fine, because we can't be changing our identities every damn time. But when you're looking for the change, HN is a great pool of it.