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> As someone who came into the industry in college, the problem with SO was simply that it was too hard to ask a question. That's because you were intended to
by zahlman 3mo ago
> As someone who came into the industry in college, the problem with SO was simply that it was too hard to ask a question.
That's because you were intended to use the site like GP describes, and not by asking simply because you want to know something.
> They were up your ass about minutia that really didn't matter.
What you consider "minutia" were critically important, because the entire point was to optimize for GP's experience.
- dalyons 3mo agoand how did that work out? the site is dead now because of it
- wikiiiisksklhll 3mo agoSo is wikipedia.
- psd1 3mo ago- industry pivots to AI - SO traffic tanks - "lol, they killed themselves with their shitty moderation"
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- zahlman 3mo agoThe site was always going to die. That is completely okay. Things are allowed to exist without chasing a profit motive. Communities are allowed to form on for-profit platforms, and they should not be required to have the platform's commercial interest in mind.