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Don't reply "just Google it" (lemmy.zip)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by sith@lemmy.zip to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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It is clear that the signal to noise ratio of the WWW is getting worse. It's much harder to find good content when using a good old search engine. And if it's good it is usually hosted on Reddit or Stackexchange.

So remember, even if it's easy too Google something (well, it isn't nowadays), we want to create a fediverse of good content that helps people (I hope). So, it's always better to write a real answer if you have the time and energy. Please help boost the SNR and reverse the AI fueled information degradation loop.

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[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 days ago

There is no bare minimum to ask for help.

There is a bare minimum to responding to someone asking for help, though: Being willing to provide some. Replying to tell them they haven't earned the help yet is just being an asshole for the sake of feeling self-satisfaction, and it's actively making the Internet a worse place.

Don't do that shit. They don't need to know your feelings on the issue, and neither do the rest of us. Nobody asked about them.

[-] half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago

Yes, it also leads to people like me feeling like they need to go down a rabbit hole for 5 hours before they're "allowed" to ask. Then, upon finally asking, they come to find out the answer was quick and simple and they could have saved many hours.

This is such a problem for me. Hot damn do I envy people who don't let the fear of seeming stupid keep them from just asking the damn question.