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.

  • Chyort@lemmy.caEnglish
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    11 days ago

    You say “just wanted answers from a real human” and I hear “I’m too lazy to search and now I’m going to be a fucking time thief”.

    • soul@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 days ago

      This. Searching Google still nets valid first page results most of the time. Like it always has been, searching is a skill that you need to develop and maintain. When the results shift due to content drift, you need to adapt to remain effective.

      If you can’t be bothered to try, you don’t get to throw a little baby tantrum because you didn’t get the bottle put directly in your mouth.

      • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 days ago

        This. Searching Google still nets valid first page results most of the time.

        How was the ten year sleep you apparently just woke up from?

    • Kichae@lemmy.caEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Someone asking doew not obligate you to respond. There is no theivery. You can walk away without saying anything. They cannot take your time from you.

      You’re choosing to waste it by responding with something unhelpful, though, and wasting their time for the sake of your unrequested public masturbation.

    • warbond@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Equating answering a question to somebody stealing your time is not the hot take I was expecting to read this morning, lmao