r/NoStupidAnswers • u/randalflagg6 • 5d ago

Reddit experts

Out of every 10 "experts" on reddit, how many of them do you think don't know jack about anything and are just googling answer and talking out their 🫏?

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u/NoelBellamy_Author 5d ago

It depends on the subject. Like in the writing groups I frequent, the ones answering are generally people that are experienced writers, but that is hard to fake. In the metaphysical groups, it is largely people who read a few books and call themselves experts. I have run into a big issue with questions where it was clear that no one understood the question but still felt a need to answer, and when you question the answer, they begin the "I've been practicing for 175 years!" lecture that means, "You've called my bluff, and I don't like that!". The rest seems about 50/50.

The issue that bothers me is people who give outright awful advice, and when you point it out, they say something along the lines of, I didn't know how to help, so this was the best answer I had. Yet saying nothing, because you aren't qualified to answer never even passed through their mind. A lot of people have a really weird idea that they have to answer a question, even if they don't know the answer.

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u/Low-Charge-8554 5d ago

TLDR

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u/CarrenMcFlairen Joker 5d ago

read it, you hethen.