I think there are a lot of these checklists and top 10 things because they're easy to write and get a bit of traffic. In reality, 99% of people on HN already know everything in them. It's a great way to procrastinate, for the checklist writers and the readers alike.
How about we stop these checklists and all get to work on something interesting instead?
How about we stop these checklists and all get to work on something interesting instead?