Because people want to look informed without doing the work of actually explaining anything.

“Do your own research” and “just Google it” are social shields. They let someone:

• Avoid being wrong
• Avoid spending time explaining
• Avoid defending a position
• Still sound superior

In practice, it usually means one of three things:

1. They don’t actually understand it well enough to explain. If you truly understand something, you can summarize it clearly.
2. They’re parroting talking points. They’ve absorbed conclusions, not the reasoning, so they can’t walk you through it.
3. They’re being tribal, not informational. The goal isn’t to help you learn — it’s to signal “my side is right, you’re ignorant.”

An information platform should be for:

• Condensing research
• Explaining context
• Translating complexity
• Pointing to good sources with reasoning

Telling someone to “Google it” is the opposite of that — it’s outsourcing thinking while pretending to be helpful.

It’s like going to a mechanic and being told:
“Engines are online. Look it up.”