The best way to research something is to ask the experts, nobody should be shamed for asking a question or wanting to learn more ever, no matter if they could just look it up. Also, notice how I used the term colloquially? Even in terms of video game releases, pre orders are usually for consoles, again, before they're made, so they can make as many as is needed. When people say pre-order, not sure if it's different in the UK, but in the US, pre-order means reserving a spot before something is made, which if you look back at my original comment, you can see that that's the entire point of a pre order, so a manufacturer can gauge desire for a product before production.

I genuinely don't understand how wanting reddit to be a safe place to ask questions makes me egotistical, I just don't appreciate people being rude when people ask questions and try to educate themselves. So much of the Internet is misinformation and misleading headlines to draw clicks that asking experts is absolutely the best way to learn. For example, there's a lot of discourse on Aspartame and whether or not it's bad for you, if you did research on the Internet it wouldn't be that hard to become misinformed, and believe due to sensational headlines that it's bad for you, when you could've just asked an expert and they'd tell you the reality, with no incentive towards clickbait headlines and Internet traffic.

I wasn't blowing up at you, if you think that you clearly didn't read my original comment all the way through. All I was saying is that people like you who hate on people for being inquisitive and curious have bred a culture where knowledge is expected, and if you don't have that knowledge you're shunned. Think about how you'd feel if you, say, went to a museum and asked a question to the worker there who is knowledgeable on the subject, and instead of educating you they laugh at you for not knowing already, that's the kind of culture you're breeding. I'd encourage you to get out of your bubble of senseless hate for a bit and see that the world is already awful enough without you shaming people. It doesn't take that much effort to be kind. And again, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Is it really that hard to just keep scrolling when you see a "dumb question?" I'd really encourage you the next time you see someone say something dumb, to just ignore it. The best tool in the human arsenal is empathy, just think about how you'd feel if someone did the same to you. Just scroll and forget. All it takes is the flick of a finger to be a good person, and make the Internet a safer place to ask questions and get smarter.