> wasted time Allocated time. > ammass a big list ... you end up either ignoring most of the entries or ... sieving through a stream of countless new content

> wasted time Allocated time. > ammass a big list ... you end up either ignoring most of the entries or ... sieving through a stream of countless new content Like «the morning paper[s]», just bigger because of the larger availability. Browsing HN is the same... A lot of content, so much to check, so little time. So? That is the problem, the starting point. But look, it is also primarily a solution, it is a solution to begin with - it is a possibility otherwise missing. Solutions contain other problems of their own (you buy a car, you have to maintain it etc.) - that is the nature of things.