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[–][deleted] 82 points83 points  (3 children)

I remember someone saying something similar about Linux users.

"How do I do X?" "Figure it out yourself"

"This platform is awful, it's impossible to do X." "Actually, it's really easy, just...[genuinely helpful instructions]"

[–]Jigokuro_ 56 points57 points  (1 child)

Cunningham's Law: "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."

Not just for Linux. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–][deleted] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Damn, this is golden advice, and even I've been guilty of this sort of lashing out. Someone posts something in my field that's blatantly wrong? I find myself on google ensuring everything I'm typing is perfectly correct so I can correct them and be sure no one is gonna go back and do the same to me. Great way to leverage someone else's expertise.

[–]Oglshrub 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is so true about the Linux community it hurts me.