I wonder how many of us think we're above all this but still come to HN religiously. I definitely do. Every damn day.
I pretentiously/foolishly like to think of myself as a slightly higher class of content consumer, because my media isn't algorithmically sourced; its 'high end', organically and ethically sourced from select artisanal hand-crafted subreddit queries or vote-curated headlines like HN.
Maybe it's not as big of a difference as I'd like to imagine.
Don't take it personally, but I won't remember your username after writing this comment. I think an addiction can be just as bad, but different type of platforms probably fill different wants and needs.
Although HN has its share of prominence as well.