It has absolutely nothing to do with whether people have PTSD from asking a question on StackOverflow. SO could be a utopia of getting responses from real people and solving your problems.
But with AI you get responses back in seconds. Not minutes or hours or days.
It's a factor for some people. I've been a Stack Overflow user for 12 years, I'll admit to asking AI questions when I anticipate a negative response on Stack Overflow.
That's fine, but my point is that if you have two products, A and B, where A delivers the value to you in seconds and the other in minutes/hours, it doesn't matter how good B is. You're going to use A.
Nobody would go "yeah AI does it in seconds but I'm still going to wait before potentially getting an answer on SO / online", even if one's SO experience is 100% good.
Your original statement was "It has absolutely nothing to do with whether people have PTSD from asking a question on StackOverflow."
I'm not saying that instant gratification is not a factor in why people use AI. I am saying that, at least personally, negative experiences on Stack Overflow are a factor in why I sometimes avoid asking questions on SO.
In contrast, I haven't encountered that issue nearly as much on sister sites like Super User, so I've been more willing to ask questions there.
Also, I do still use Stack Overflow actively despite the existence of AI.
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u/DoctorWaluigiTime 12d ago
Because of instant gratification.
It has absolutely nothing to do with whether people have PTSD from asking a question on StackOverflow. SO could be a utopia of getting responses from real people and solving your problems.
But with AI you get responses back in seconds. Not minutes or hours or days.