May be filter HN, for not reading stories that make you feel worse about yourself. I just looked at my saved stories, based on that, I would say "not, at all" to leaving HN. Sample below:

1. Ethereum programming for web developers (happyfuncorp.com) 202 points by aaron_p 45 days ago | un-favorite | 76 comments

2. Email is your electronic memory (fastmail.com) 1248 points by brongondwana 18 days ago | un-favorite | 287 comments

3. The Great American Share – Sam Altman Interview on Basic Income (spectacle.com) 134 points by kevin 81 days ago | un-favorite | 375 comments

4. How Roy Baumeister challenged the idea of self-esteem (2014) (medium.com) 141 points by evilsimon on Feb 15, 2015 | un-favorite | 82 comments

5. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches (techcrunch.com) 2968 points by mpweiher 26 days ago | un-favorite | 888 comments

6. Stanford CS007: Personal Finance For Engineers (cs007.blog) 1089 points by destraynor 3 months ago | un-favorite | 345 comments