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It is a tale as old as time.

Is this thing still on Reddit? If so, tell me about it

Laziness. How about a TIL or FYI post in the community one was going to ask the easily answered question? Ya know, for others who may be wondering the same thing? Adding to the discourse of a community? Actually contributing something?

Naw. I’m going to have someone else do it for me. Can you back that up with studies or other primary sources? I’m having a hard time believing you.

Thaaaaanks!

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[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 12 points 2 months ago

Conversations are fun

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 2 months ago

I don't want to ask Google. I want to have a conversation with real people. I don't even give a shit about the answer.

[-] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 months ago

Google is trash these days anyways.

[-] TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social 9 points 2 months ago

I agree some of the time. It's like people don't know how to use a search bar. It's not rocket science, you type the words you're interested in and go.

Now, is the question in a question community, like no stupid questions? Search for it first, lazy ass.
Actually, no stupid questions here does not work. It's filled with ridiculous spam "questions" that don't have any thought behind them.

[-] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I saw a post where someone asked about what is or is not on Reddit. “Thing I want to know +reddit”, first 5 results. Laziness.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

Me ten years later, googling something and finding nothing but a bunch of responses telling somebody to Google it.

[-] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Yes, some stuff is good for fodder for discussion and questions or yo get nuance. A bunch is just engagement bait or laziness.

I wonder if partly AI chat ots make conversational questioning more nor all without people considering whether it is coming from a computer or a person.

[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

users

It's really just the one dude inundating asklemmy with questions that are easily googlable. He asked if there was a way to make a recovery USB today. That shit has been documented in detail 100 million times since the 90s.

I'd block don, but he occasionally does ask a banger.

[-] TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago

He literally writes down a list of useless questions, and then spams the comm with them. I hate it, it makes the entire idea useless.

[-] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I reckon its that, almost no activity or 90% sex related questions. Google has also become mostly garbage results now too.

[-] spacegoat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I block them

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

Depending on the topic, it can be difficult to find good answers for some things that aren't AI slop, so I could see people asking here instead to get a real human answer.

[-] CallMeAl@piefed.zip 2 points 1 month ago

This really drive me crazy when they ask for factual questions like "How tall is Mt Everest?" or similar. When you call them out they always have the same excuse "I don't want a search engine answer I want to know what other people think" but its not an opinion question! It doesn't matter what anyone thinks the height of Mt Everest is.

I don't know how to understand this except as extremely laziness.

I feel like some of the frequent daily lazy question posters are playing a game to see just how many lazy questions they can get other people to look up for them.

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