Usually the HN icon is what I click on in my bookmarks bar when I need to open a new tab in Chrome. So I end up glancing at the site a hundred or so times a day, but usually not for more than a few seconds at at time. I used to spend a decent amount of time on this site each day, but not very much anymore.
As I'm writing this comment, I notice that there are basically no stories at all on the front page that interest me. I like the stories that are more intellectually interesting, whereas everything on the front page is at best topical, although most of it is very derivative even for topical stuff. Right now I don't feel like there's a single story on the front page where I'd learn anything interesting or useful if I read it, and the gossipy article are too predictable for me to care.
As I'm writing this comment, I notice that there are basically no stories at all on the front page that interest me. I like the stories that are more intellectually interesting, whereas everything on the front page is at best topical, although most of it is very derivative even for topical stuff. Right now I don't feel like there's a single story on the front page where I'd learn anything interesting or useful if I read it, and the gossipy article are too predictable for me to care.