This is really hard to answer in the context of:
Is there more useful signal than noise here? It depends on who you are, where you are, and how good you are at working that out for yourself.
I'd be willing to give it a shot. What problems are you working on at the moment?
I've done a fair amount of reading and am comfortable in the social/PUA realm but am always on the lookout for more recommended resources (especially higher-level stuff).
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
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