No Stupid Questions
No such thing. Ask away!
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Either option is viable. Depends on the question. Usually things are either downvoted because it's too stupid to be a legitimate question and it's clearly just someone being inflammatory, or it's a question that, while arguably stupid, doesn't really fit with the idea of the community.
"What are your thoughts on photosynthesis" is a post that's -2 right now. It's probably getting downvoted because it's just a fucking question. It's kinda stupid, but only in the sense that I have no clue what they're wanting to hear about photosynthesis. It doesn't fit the community. Goddamnit I still instinctively type subreddit. It would work better for a general discussion community.
Sometimes there's a rare question that's actually incredibly stupid and clearly not someone trolling, but they give zero further information. Like "Could time start moving faster due to climate change?" How do you answer something like that without knowing how the hell they came to that conclusion? "No." isn't exactly a satisfying response, but it's pretty much the only one you've got.
Hell, your question isn't a particularly great example of a 'no stupid questions' question. It's really more of a shower thought.
Yeah, I figured I'd get more relevant answers asking it here rather than [email protected] or anywhere else. It is a bit meta though, might have been better posted on Friday
No but, you see, climate change increases entropy, which does something to time, I think.