I suspect reading TC and the like satisfies ones entrepreneurial drive through a false sense of being "in the game" and actually leads to less (or no) effort be

I suspect reading TC and the like satisfies ones entrepreneurial drive through a false sense of being "in the game" and actually leads to less (or no) effort being put into building something. I've noticed this on myself in the past as well as on others that seem so keen to read and share entrepreneurial howtos, know all the dos and donts but ultimately end up being evangelists for entrepreneurship and not taking it up themselves. I stick to HN these days and tend to ignore the various YC stories unless the company in question appears to be doing something cool. OTOH, I'm sure the startup news buzz can be useful in the short term, but I suspect long-term (ab)use of these blogs just bums people out (and leads to anxiety and a feeling of being unfit for the scene if you haven't raised millions and were featured on TC). The focus on funding is also artificial and serves not the hacker but the VCs (it's also more glamorous and fit for pop-culture blogs).