before i ask a question, i try to find out if someone else already answered a similar question. the first few posts that come up rarely produce insta-fixes to m

before i ask a question, i try to find out if someone else already answered a similar question. the first few posts that come up rarely produce insta-fixes to my problem, but deal with different problems. hence: learning effect - by skimming over it, i learn (something) about a problem that i don't have right now.