I used to be that guy. Then I realized asking eachother questions is just part of the human experience. I know we can both google it, but maybe you just wanted to talk to me instead of a computer. Maybe ill ask you something I already know or could easily google so you can feel smart and helpful answering my question. Life is nicer when you have positive interactions with people instead of searching for every minute way you could belittle them
this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2025
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So fucking true. People ask questions on forums and social media to talk to other people. So many have forgotten the entire purpose of this whole thing.
I lowkey think the website Let Me Google That For You was part of a psyop making people think search algorithms are the superior option for obtaining new information, and therefore leaving people vulnerable to how algorithms have been manipulated to push disinformation.
For some reason that site needs a fedora
For me experiences from real people are worlds better than googling. “Go from A to B” might seem straightforward but a human could tell you be carefull in the middle because there’s a pothole. Information from people is more helpful.
Obviously context matters here. I’m usually happy to answer most questions. I reserve those types of ‘just google it’ responses for the people who skip FAQs, ping me when they know I’m focused/busy and generally don’t respect my time.
I might accept "just Google it" as a helpful answer back before when Google actually fucking worked.
I am forced to look through the links in the AI answer now for basically all mildly specific queries ever because the main links are so random and nonspecific
Just DuckDuckGo it dude Just Bing it dude Just SearxNG it dude Just Blorg it dude Just BazoongaDoonga it dude Just
Just beat it.
Get yourself an egg and eat it.
oh lard
If it's not that hard to find a source, then it's not that hard to provide a source. You're not doing other people's work for them by being kind enough to provide evidence for your assertions. They're less likely to hear what you have to say if you just brush them off and say "it's common sense" or "it's easy to find just search it yourself."
If someone asks nicely, I'll give them a source. But if the request is just "source?" they can look it up themselves.
I wouldn't trust strangers on the Internet to spoon feed me information, so the only time I ask for a source is if I'm unable to find one.
Shit, a large chunk of my knowledge was gained by searching for a source to prove people wrong.
Counterpoint: your point is in no way credible without a source (in many cases, and only for things that would run contrary to current knowledge). So if you claim that Ivermectin cures Covid, your comment isn't even worth making unless you cite a source.
In other words, a fleshed out comment of : "Actually, blah-blah-blah for three paragraphs" carries exactly as much credibility as "No it isn't" without any citation, so why bother writing it if you don't source it?
You see, I'd have to care about others thinking I'm credible for that to matter.
Chiming into a discussion without caring if your point is considered is certainly a choice. Why comment at all, then?
Because it's a general discussion, not a research paper. Do you typically get requests to cite your sources in real life?
it helps ya die faster, and then you don't have covid
I think there’s a difference between making a claim (then I’m with you – provide a source, goddamnit) and getting asked a question where it’s obvious the asker hasn’t even tried finding out shit on their own. In the latter I think the card is right. I’m not your proxy for google.
Counterpoint: A lot of people legitimately don't know how to find out shit on their own and their learning style is rooted in having teachers and tutors help them along to understanding. Needing someone to teach them how to find out shit on their own might legitimately be part of the path that they need help with. If you genuinely don't understand which sources are valuable or how to form the question into a search engine, doing it yourself may not be illuminating at all. Some people don't grow from "reading the fucking manual" because it's all too beyond their basic understanding for it to be valuable to them.
I think people take for granted that finding solutions on the internet is absolutely a learned skill.
Especially these days, when disinformation is freely accessible, and facts are behind paywalls.
I can find a million conflicting articles about what a study says, or I can pay out the nose for access to the actual study, for example.
Except, when you Google something, the best answers are (or at least used to be) most often Reddit comments provided by people who aren't douchebags.
Does it need to be repeated over and over, though? The answer is there.
Then don't bother answering
I do both. When it's not something I pull from memory I'll say how I found it and also provide what I found. Which isn't about telling people that they shouldn't ask, but rather to teach them for when they can't.
I will be eternally pissed at people that don't because then I find that question on google 5 years later and they're telling me to google it which I did...
How powerful are questions? The mana cost on this could make this card busted.
How powerful are questions?
just Google it
"Just Google it" is a valid (albeit dickish) response for top level questions that could have been typed into a search bar instead of a post title field and they would have gotten the answer right there. That's about it. It's definitely a weasel move to say "just Google it" instead of supporting your own assertions.
Edit: emphasis added to clarify that in my example, a search would have in fact answered the question immediately. I am aware of how shitty search is now
I agree but also disagree. With the current way search engines are sometimes a reddit post with an answer "just Google it" WILL be the top result.
I see you've been in a coma since Google stopped answering questions. Now it's just sponsored content and incorrect AI summaries.
Funny to find comments like this in a thread whose root point is basically "don't be a dick to people in the comments."
If I wanted to Google it I would. I'm asking you because I have reason to believe you are knowledgeable on the subject and also because i'm lonely and value conversation.
Just cast Narsets Reversal on it and watch how his arsehole implodes on his own arseholeness.
I just found something that I can't just Google. I've a post on find that song and people have been really helpful