> - asking questions is easy No, asking bad or thoughtless questions is easy. Asking a good question, complete with "this is what I've tried" and snippets and

> - asking questions is easy No, asking bad or thoughtless questions is easy. Asking a good question, complete with "this is what I've tried" and snippets and links to all revelant resources like API documentation, CodePens/Godbolts/standards and a summary of your thinking that has led to needing an answer in the first place is very hard. A good question is probably at least an hour's work, and there are very few easy questions left that don't need substantial work even to frame. An answer can be very in-depth with research and analysis, which also takes a long time, but it can also be anywhere on the spectrum down to fairly straightforward "you missed a function call" answer. On the other hand, writing a good question sometimes solves your problem half way through when your Minimal Viable Example suddenly starts working and your realise the flaw, or the rubber-duck nature makes you think it through in a new way.