I've found that the policies on StackOverflow are at odds with my motivation for providing answers. There are two main motivators for me, working on interesting

I've found that the policies on StackOverflow are at odds with my motivation for providing answers. There are two main motivators for me, working on interesting problems and helping other human beings. The interesting problems are few and far between, so helping others has to do. As you can see from this post, the system has been rigged so that the goal of helping the individual is completely deemphasized to the point where it's actively hostile.