It is an addiction. But it is a good one, at least to me. Because otherwise I would be surfing around useless stuff on the internet, at least here I gain new insights everytime.
Ask HN: Am I addicted to HackerNews?
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Re: Ask HN: Am I addicted to HackerNews?
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
This would imply HN is not positive. There are far worse habits.
I would say checking anything 15 times a day isn't a positive habit. HN is certainly not destructive but being here 15x a day isn't any more useful than just visiting 1-2x.
But if you would otherwise be checking reddit or your prefered news website it is better to check HN 15 times.
Re: Ask HN: Am I addicted to HackerNews?
#43It is a case of FOMO, it is treatable.
I don't think it's FOMO, I visit frequently because I want to read interesting things. I'm not trying to catch every thing that might make the top page, rather I'm trying to fill each minute of boredom.
Anytime I'm unsure what to do or waiting on something to download/build/install/whatever, I reflexively hit "ne[Enter]" in my URL bar.