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I'm with you. I'm here as a consumer. I skim most articles. I waste little time. Instead, I get a humongous wealth of information on a great variety of topics.
by richforrester 13y ago
I'm with you. I'm here as a consumer. I skim most articles. I waste little time. Instead, I get a humongous wealth of information on a great variety of topics.
Also, one quick skim of the article list gives you a good idea of what's hot in tech. Even that has great value, and helps you decide what you should and shouldn't read.
About 10% of the time I jump into comments straightaway because they give you a good idea of the topic/validity of the article.
In short; consume, in moderation, with salt.
- hobs 13y agoAlso how many posts dont get voted to the top but are interesting in the new section? Plenty from what I have seen.
- arkj 13y agoI couldn't agree more. Well said!!!
- manmal 13y agoSo true! HN comments on hot new tech also act like gyro stabilization for me. When I read an article on tomorrow's hot new framework I often go "wtf I can't go on using Ruby and Ember" (although Ember is pretty new itself, if we're being honest); comments then help me manage my expectations. A la "There's no silver bullet", "this aspect is suboptimal", "you could try optimization X for established tech Y to achieve the same"...
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