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Don't reply "just Google it" (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by sith@lemmy.zip to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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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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[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 55 points 17 hours ago

"just Google it" has always been a shitty reply. People are asking for your opinion because they want opinions from people, not some nameless site/author/whatever. Even if you're just regurgitating information, it's coming from a PERSON not a random article. Never mind the reliability of the source. Heavens forbid that we social creatures social about a thing for a bit.

[-] sad_detective_man@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 16 hours ago

"I'm not responsible for educating you"

cool, then stfu and let somebody else or nut up and do the work if you want it done right

[-] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 15 hours ago

But this was one of the original shit replies that demonstrates the energy the person expends replying is greater than that of not replying at all. What will they do with all that self righteous energy now?

[-] vithigar@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

My favorite is when someone responds with this but any cursory search to "educate yourself" delivers information that overwhelmingly opposes what they were saying.

"Educate yourself (using only fringe websites that I agree with)."

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 19 minutes ago

Oh, you mean lemmy! Lol are those losers who post links to the communist wiki as a rebuttal to everything still at it? I blocked them years ago.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

Fuckin right lol? Why else do we exist, socially, if not to share cool shit with each other? Be it knowledge, a cool cat pic, a song you wrote, or eventually genetic material, arguably the "point" of sexual reproduction, maybe even life. I think now more than ever we should be hesitant to telling anyone to outsource any of that part of humanity to our AI overlords.