Not really, when I started reading HN about 2 years ago I realized there was a lot I needed to catch up on, but since then I feel like I've gotten up to speed o

Not really, when I started reading HN about 2 years ago I realized there was a lot I needed to catch up on, but since then I feel like I've gotten up to speed on the topics I need / want to care about, and I'm glad to ignore people talking expertly about things I have no interest in (like web frameworks). Also the more you post here the more you realize how many doofuses there are here (not naming names). If you see someone posting something that makes you think they're smart, start digging thru their post history and see if they're (a) actually smart, (b) just sound smart, or (c) might be smart in this one narrow focused area but have really dumb thoughts about other things.