No backtracking necessary: In this post he quotes some windbag: "Let's assume that some or even most of it will not be new. Let's assume that we'll positively

No backtracking necessary: In this post he quotes some windbag: "Let's assume that some or even most of it will not be new. Let's assume that we'll positively detest some of it. But let's also look at it in terms of our own profit: we win if we can find just one thing in there that makes us better programmers." Yesterday he said HN is becoming overwhelmed with dreck. Today he is saying it's a win to read HN if you can find just one thing that makes you better. The two statements are entirely consistent with each other, and I suggest they are the entire point of the post he quotes.