For me - Lots of learning. I live in an isolated area, and work from home alone, so there is a sense of community and sharing of knowledge that is valuable to me. I learn way more about new technology and directions in innovation on here than anywhere else on the internet. Signal to noise ratio is still pretty good.

Also like that it is still a pretty civil and respectful community - I know it is hard to ride that fine balance between censorship and freedom of expression, and I think the mods here do a good job under trying circumstances.