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The "just google it" mantra has probably held back quite a lot of interesting conversations and debate (lemmy.world)
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I've always been a "lurker" on all platforms and communities because when I do have a question or would like to contribute my first thought has become:

Actually, let me google it first

In which case I'll usually have some answer. Usually it isn't a complete answer but enough for me to not want to share my question anymore.

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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 57 points 1 year ago (3 children)

and sometimes it’s not about the answer …

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

i hate how accurate this is

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

I always thought this was blindlingly obvious. Why the fuck else do you ask a question instead of like... going to the library (before internet anyway)? It's always been for human contact. That's why questions exist.

[–] rumckle@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

True, but sometimes it's about harassing and arguing in bad faith, so I totally understand why sometimes the default answer is "google it"