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There's an existential threat, but I it's more than just GenAI. SO is such an easy target for many reasons: Creation of an extremely hostile culture to users (h

There's an existential threat, but I it's more than just GenAI. SO is such an easy target for many reasons: Creation of an extremely hostile culture to users (how do you change it now?) Old information that's no longer relevant yet "close culture" prevents anyone from posting "duplicate" questions even when they're needed. A reputation among the newer generation that SO is "read only". High schoolers learning to program would never dare to ask a question there. As a business, SO has no value.

p-e-w 3y ago
> Creation of an extremely hostile culture to users (how do you change it now?) By changing the community guidelines to prohibit such behavior, and then aggressively banning users who engage in it. Of all the problems Stack Overflow faces, this one would be the easiest to solve, but the people who run the site have made it abundantly clear long ago that they just don't give a fuck.