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> The craziest one is the stack overflow contributors. They write answers for free to help people become better programmers. In my experience they do it for po
by alt227 2y ago
> The craziest one is the stack overflow contributors. They write answers for free to help people become better programmers.
In my experience they do it for points and kudos. Having people get your answers from LLMs instead of your answer on SO stops people from engaging with the gamification tools and so users get less points on the site.
- apantel 2y agoYeah. I don’t think people do much of anything for truly no reward. Most people want to directly impact and be recognized by others.