Comments on: Forum-pidity: Internet Makes You Stupid

By: Kos

Kos — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:24:28 +0000

… but you do like reading about unknown questions because you will meet them in the future and then you will have some feelings like “I saw thisone somewhere and it`s not that stupid as I thought, isn`t it?”…

the problem of the internet is that this place lets people complaining (to you also, by the way), and if it woundn`t only THEN people did go “OUT” trying to find some answers.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:40:23 +0000

Robert I haven’t laughed that hard in a long long time. “Relying on everyone else to figure things out for you will turn you into a useless bag of organs with typing skills.” - is the greatest 1 liner in the history of blogging.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:12:36 +0000

You’re right. Forum archives are great for those mysteries we encounter. They’ve certainly helped me a number of times. It’s those “What’s two plus two” posts that don’t help anyone.

And another side to this is the people who need help but won’t ask for it. A community is good for support. Don’t abuse it.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:20:00 +0000

You really hit the nail on the head here. Some people just want to be spoon-fed.

I just don’t get it though. There is nothing more rewarding than shooting a problem, trying a few solutions, and figuring it all out yourself.

Of course, forums are great when you get really stuck and it’s worth posting if it’s likely that someone else will encounter the same problem sometime down the line.