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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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

The issue with that is trolls who either 1. ask for source when something is an easy to find fact of life (i.e. it doesn't need a scientific paper / article or whatever to prove). To later try to convince / discredit you that your link does not show what you claim (when it does). This one is to waste the other person's time and nothing else, and is really popular by kremlin bots 2. launch an outlandish claim with no source, you counter it and then you are asked by OP to provide your source, then back to 1. for the rest of the bullshit that they do.

Ultimately it doesn't matter much when you reply to 2 - 3 people like that, but posting more often, it does simply waste your time.

Source about these tactics

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

There's a few things I hate people for regardless of context and one of those is lmgtfy links

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Fine I'll just tell people to Duckduckgo it! /s

Jokes aside I agree with this message. Better to give at least a basic idea on where to find something, or just don't be a pedantic cock and give me the damn link, your word is not good enough okay buddy, pal, friend.

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