[zeroCalories]

The articles point is that this time spent has a horrible roi, which I tend to agree with. You should acknowledge that time spent on Hacker News is entertainment, not education. If you really want to get better at something you should just do it. Only place I disagree is that I think studying one or two good books on a topic can give you a good foundation to start on. Like, if you have no experience with starting a business, maybe something like "Small Business for Dummies" just to get started would be a good idea. Def not 30 meme books and blogs.

[Scubabear68]

I am a technology consultant with mid sized global consulting services firm. Reading Hacker News is both entertainment and professional research. I get tremendous hands on insight into technology that directly informs my own thinking on various technologies, and have served as a great early warning system of “here there be dragons” in various products.