The problem is they are both drugs and productivity devices. I have two iPads and I love them. I use a Mini exclusively for book reading and logging workouts. I use a Pro for video calls and occasionally YouTube videos.

The addiction didn’t get me through them… on the other hand, here I am posting HN comments instead of doing something productive so it did reach me through my phone.

> on the other hand, here I am posting HN comments instead of doing something productive

I feel like there are worst ways to spend time on devices than reading/responding to HN.

I know it can be addicting/a distraction, too, and I try to limit my time with it.

But I don’t feel that the highs and lows are near as bad here vs. other forms of social media & content consumption.

Agreed, but I do try to remind myself to limit use even here.

You are seriously kidding yourself if you think reading threads here is any better than reading reddit or Instagram or whatever

It is. By a long shot too.

Your comments on here show you get into the same pointless arguments and make the same dumb quips everyone on Reddit does. Not sure what makes you think you're doing anything different here