> But time and again when I search for a question online if there's an SO version of it it has the best answer. And when I can't find an answer anywhere and I a

> But time and again when I search for a question online if there's an SO version of it it has the best answer. And when I can't find an answer anywhere and I ask on SO I usually get a good answer quickly. (And when I don't I'm probably completely out of luck.) This is the false dichotomy the article is referring to. Having good answers is not necessarily the result of the users being hostile. And in your last 2 paragraphs you're being condescending and dismissive in the exact same way the author is describing. You're making a lot of baseless assumptions about the person who asked the question even though they have adhered to the posting guidelines. Just because they don't fit your personal criteria of effort or importance doesn't mean that the question is invalid in some way. If people dislike answering basic questions so much maybe they shouldn't hang out at a Q&A forum.