Is Hacker News a Waste of Time?
sam_in_nyc: I'm going to admit that I barely read any of your post.  I'm just going to answer:  Your question is like asking "Is the Internet a Waste of Time?"  It really depends.The stories are generally titled in such a way that I ignore stuff that I already know, don't need to know, don't care about, etc.Conversely, I read the stories that seem interesting or relevant.  There's a lot of cutting edge stuff discussed here and I like that.  I haven't been here long enough for any one particular thing about HN to piss me off yet, either.So, yeah.. it's a waste of time if you waste your time.  And it's not a waste of time if there's a takeaway.  So make a point to learn something each time you go on HN.