I once asked a question about an obscure corner of C++. I was only trying to learn more about the language[0]... The answer with the most useful information a

I once asked a question about an obscure corner of C++. I was only trying to learn more about the language[0]... The answer with the most useful information also contained a long and patronizing rant about why I should never do that. I'm not a novice, and I'm capable of deciding for myself whether I should or shouldn't use something. I just couldn't bring myself to give that jerk credit, so I deleted the question and never logged in again. There are a lot of smart people there, but it's just not worth dealing with them. Maybe this isn't an XY problem, but I suspect it's just as common (at least on most of the Stack Exchange sites). [0] Anyone who thinks they know all of C++ doesn't even know what they don't know.