I bounced off of HN a bunch of times before settling in. But once I understood what I had found, my life has thoroughly improved. This is because, despite HN's

I bounced off of HN a bunch of times before settling in. But once I understood what I had found, my life has thoroughly improved. This is because, despite HN's flaws, and some aspects of this community, the comments that I read here give me the one thing I've always been looking for in a general news site, and that's clarity. Reading comments on HN is like having wallhacks turned on. Spend enough time with this community and you start to see the world in a whole new light. Reddit is just one-liner/image/jokes one-upmanship. Speciality forums are too focused to serve as a daily news site. Main stream tech news is always late to the party, and often has insights that are either pointless or incorrect. LessWrong is just irritating and full of long winded blow hards. HN is the right mix of diversity, intelligence and news volume. I love this site.