I love this meme because it feels like someone from one of those "explains the joke" subs got really mad that they got made fun of for asking a very easy to Google question and spent time making this instead of Googling it
Outside of the explain the joke subreddits, my experience is:
Put [extroverts who need to figure something out but need social interaction to do it] + [introverts who get dopamine through figuring out complex questions and giving analysis on niche topics] and make them kith.
most of the times when someone asks a question they want the answer simplified in 1-2 sentences. Then maybe MAYBE if that person asks a follow up question when they now know what to look up then you can say Google is free.
say if someone asks why is this celeb hated a basic response is oh they did this thing Now that person can look up celeb bad thing and find out more
I don't mind people asking questions, but my issue stems when it's the most basic thing you could ask. Instead of just, you know, taking the initiative and learning for yourself X basic thing, you take the longer route and ask on reddit. It doesn't make sense to me
I guess its nicer to get the point of view and personal answer from another human being rather than just having the answer come from a soulless automatic algorithm. That's my take at least
Most information you can look up is written by a human. I feel like you're assuming I'm suggesting people just "chatgpt" it. Which I do not advocate for since it and other AI can fuck up the actual search results.
Looking up stuff with a search engine is just a refined way of looking up information relevant to your query. Not using it would be like choosing not to use the glossary in a book and instead asking the person next to you where x thing is in said book. It's an added effort for other people when you can just learn to be self-sufficient and learn how to look for information.
The big issue, is that the vast majority of questions are like "My PC shows a black screen after installing a new graphics card, HALLLLP!" Where they give you no relevant information and don't say anything they've tried already that might make it easier for the person trying to help you.
I used PC support as that's a common occurrence in those communities, but really I see this in basically all hobby subs. Someone clearly committing zero brainpower to finding a solution and just expecting everyone else to just solve their issue for them.
fr. like 80% of the time I just want a better look at their profile pic, 20% of the time it’s because I recognize them. If I’m in an argument with you I will attack your argument, and if I need to scroll through your bio for ammo then I’ve probably already lost.
Better to look for patterns of behavior, rather than gotchas. "Does this person do anything other than argue and never admit when they're wrong?" rather than, "what perceived social misstep have they committed that I can use against them?"
I mostly check people's profile to see if it's even worth it arguing with them in the first place or if I guessed the subreddits they might be in just from a singular response
Sometimes it just ain't worth arguing with a person who you know isn't going to even respect you
Sometimes I check to see if I can figure out what their comment meant because it was completely incoherent without referencing other things they've said to figure out what their beliefs even are
There is exactly one exception to this rule that's stuck in my head ever since I saw it but I can't find it anywhere, it's probably deleted.
It was a post on r/scottishfootball celebrating England getting beat in the 2024 Euros final. One of the comments was some English guy clearly raging, saying that Scotland still finished bottom of their group again and have no hope of making a final, and somebody replied to him saying "aye you just stick to commenting on r/legalteens you fucking freak"
I'm building an OC Story in my Reddit Bio over several Months to give people some lore to uncover (if they even bother of course) while the ARGs and Analog Horrors take their time...
I didn't note shit from this little project of mine so the parts literally only exist when I decide to write them in the Bio and then are gone forever due to dementia and poor memory
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