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An Honest Question, why are sleep related articles able to gather so much traction here on HN?
by doon123 8y ago
An Honest Question, why are sleep related articles able to gather so much traction here on HN?
- ericdykstra 8y agoSleep is one of the three pillars of health. There are also many fitness and diet articles that gain traction. As to why health is popular on HN, it's hard to be interested in the other stuff if you're dead! (I don't actually know why, I'm interested in these all personally, but nearly never upvote the articles myself)
- apatters 8y agoWell, many developers probably aren't in the best health because the job requires sitting all day. Everyone wants to be healthy so there will be a natural demand for articles about it amongst developers.
- davidhyde 8y agoThat's a good question. Maybe its because we are so hungry for information here on HN. Reading HN articles is a mild addiction for me. Perhaps not as detrimental as other addictions but the one adverse thing it does affect is my sleep. To me, writing software is primarily a research activity. It always has been, no matter how proficient I think I am at a language. That's probably why HN articles appeal to me so strongly; it's what I do all day long.
- Insanity 8y agoBecause a lot of software engineers tend to have bad sleeping schedules perhaps. I do enjoy explorative coding at night and often end up staying awake too long for getting enough sleep.
- stupidcar 8y agoInsomniacs have more wakeful hours available to them, so, statistically speaking, they're likely to be overrepresented amongst active HN users at any given moment, resulting in a boost to sleep and insomnia related articles.
- gnulinux 8y agoBecause (1) sleep is very important for health (2) most doctors won't give a shit if you can't sleep (3) insomnia is a living hell.