I refer to this effect as "The Filter of Time" (or just "the filter" in conversation). It applies to music most obviously, but it can be applied to any work with an artistic component, I think. Oldies stations play a higher ratio of good to bad music than modern pop or rock stations, because the filter has been at work on their playlist.

It's probably worth thinking about the filter when doing anything online, since there are so many places one can get sucked in without actually gaining anything, learning anything, or improving the world in any way. Your example of articles about Chrome is an excellent choice...do we learn anything from the second through the fiftieth article about Chrome? Probably not. So, skip it. If you're writing another "me too", skip it. If you're reading something and can't imagine it applying immediately to your life or being useful for the rest of your life, maybe you should skip it.

Of course, since I'm just agreeing with you in a somewhat verbose manner, maybe I should have skipped it.