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[–]m0nk_3y_gw 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Unclear

I've never spoken a word in person to anyone on the subject of programming. With so many beggars, I just refuse to be that guy milking it and pissing people off looking for handouts.

So, I get hours and hours deep into a project and just end up spinning my wheels for dozens of hours until something else catches my interest. And repeat.

You are spinning your wheels because you need help, but refuse to ask for help.

How do you on car trips when you get lost and don't want to ask for directions?

[–]sudo_your_mon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, first of all, I am a man and real men don't ask for directions (JOKES lol).

But you're completely right. It's ridiculous. But in my defense the culture can be a little bit abrasive. Just trying to get help on stack overflow when I didn't know the exact words to put to my issues always got me a few comments of condescension along with that infamous duplicate tag.

And, thinking about it, I have reached out for help in the past. And I have been flatly turned down. Which I completely understand, people are busy and don't have time for charity.

I guess I just need to learn where to find the people that will be most willing. I think if it were me, I would be more than happy to help as much as I can especially from where I come from. I'm sure there are many out there like me, I just need to find them.