I think SO has very distinct culture and it is a notoriously hard-moderated platform. It attracts a lot of like-minded people for the various exchanges and you

I think SO has very distinct culture and it is a notoriously hard-moderated platform. It attracts a lot of like-minded people for the various exchanges and you can get a kick out of it if you're also extremely passionate on certain topics. But outside of that, I treat SO mostly as a dictionary/reference. The whole points and reputation system isn't for me, but in this case that's how SO works and without this system it would be yet another lame Q&A platform that's riddled with spam and bullshit information. I can see leaving the platform or not using it at all, but I wouldn't block it from Search.