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Because as the other answers to the question show, sometimes there's more to be gleaned from a human interaction than a straight fact-finding trip to the Intern

Because as the other answers to the question show, sometimes there's more to be gleaned from a human interaction than a straight fact-finding trip to the Internet. Or, sometimes, people just want to interact with a human. You know, converse. We're a peer group, right? We're here to discuss things. Op is discussing. If the entire group deemed it too obvious a question to merit replying, no-one would have replied. Further, this question and answer is now available to Google to crawl, store, and return for future searchers. How did Google get all the answers that are available in the first place? Someone typed a question, and someone else answered it. Finally, I Googled _your_ question and came up with this answer: "Because receiving a personalized response is far more gratifying than reading a Wikipedia page. It makes you feel at the very least a connection to another human being which other than " leaving a footprint " is mans greatest desire in life."

thanatropism 9y ago
No, no, no. Basic web searches note the expression "write by the seat of your pants", which in turn is inspired by "fly by the seat of your pants". That's a completely mystifying expression to me. On the other hand, your answer is an impressive feat of projection: the armchair psychology you invoke to explain why someone would do something you don't understand at first is clearly an explanation for why you would choose to type out an off-topic demonstration of your grasp of basic internet skills. It must be, following your sample of psychological theory, really satisfying to plant some kind of flag saying "I know how to Google". In a forum called "Hacker News" no less. I know it's pleasant to feel superior to other people, but this particular claim-to-superiority is both incredibly low-(intellectual)-effort and trying-too-hard. That's not s good look on anyone.

thanatropism 9y ago

No, no, no. Basic web searches note the expression "write by the seat of your pants", which in turn is inspired by "fly by the seat of your pants". That's a completely mystifying expression to me. On the other hand, your answer is an impressive feat of projection: the armchair psychology you invoke to explain why someone would do something you don't understand at first is clearly an explanation for why you would choose to type out an off-topic demonstration of your grasp of basic internet skills. It must be, following your sample of psychological theory, really satisfying to plant some kind of flag saying "I know how to Google". In a forum called "Hacker News" no less. I know it's pleasant to feel superior to other people, but this particular claim-to-superiority is both incredibly low-(intellectual)-effort and trying-too-hard. That's not s good look on anyone.