Arguably so, they weren't really slowed down by software and attention-sites back then HN is one of those sites, mind you. Few are the people who can restrain

Arguably so, they weren't really slowed down by software and attention-sites back then HN is one of those sites, mind you. Few are the people who can restrain to use these less than 30min a week. And heck, since everybody killed RSS feeds, there's no very good way to get access to information quickly anyway. Plus, since the content is rarely well researched, you generally gotta read comments.