It just occured to me, that I haven’t asked anything on SO for a while now. It might even be years, the last I asked for help.

Most of the problems I come across were already faced by someone else.

Do you guys feel the same?

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    When the number one result in Google is a site answering my exact question with “did you try googling it first?” I have no incentive to interact with that site.

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      i got that once, except it was my exact question with no response at all, then i noticed it was me that posted the question 4 years earlier.

      i used to use stack overflow a lot back in 2007/08 but i cant remember the last time i actually got an answer.

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        I’ve stopped using most corporate message boards and forums since AI hysteria highlighted their greed and self-aggrandizement.

        All of them act like they are indispensable and provide value, when their only value is the network effect, and their “products” are entirely user generated and moderated. It’s only a matter of time until they enshittify and rug pull.

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          “Have you tried formatting your PC and completely reinstalling Windows? That often fixes icon misalignment on the desktop. Please upvote if this helps you!” - every “volunteer Microsoft Support Forum” representative ever.

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            They all have that same irritatingly obsequious and simultaneously infantile dunning-Kruger customer support agent vibe when responding. Never posted there myself, but all the responses feel like they’re written in that tone.

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        Ha I once googled some question, found a great answer in some random forum and was like about to write a reply saying what a great answer it was when I realised it was me, like 10 years ago.