When there is no interesting technical/startup/business story, and other stories are worth read, so why not read them?

If there are startup stories, articles or discussions that are worth reading, they'll hit the front page in HN.

That being said, HN is community for self-improvement. The story "How money restricts life's pleasures" has no relation to hacking/finance/startup but can be life changing and may be even change the track of your startup.

You are your startup. Improve yourself and your startup will also improve.