One thing that struck me:

"Out of the approximately 10,000 news stories you have read in the last 12 months, name one that – because you consumed it – allowed you to make a better decision about a serious matter affecting your life, your career, your business – compared to what you would have known if you hadn’t swallowed that morsel of news."

When I was thinking about all the news I read on HN, for me there was a very small percentage that really helped me as a developer. But I'm still getting here more times a day...