The "just google it" mantra has probably held back quite a lot of interesting conversations and debate - eviltoast

I’ve always been a “lurker” on all platforms and communities because when I do have a question or would like to contribute my first thought has become:

Actually, let me google it first

In which case I’ll usually have some answer. Usually it isn’t a complete answer but enough for me to not want to share my question anymore.

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    1 year ago

    Or, you know, maybe some people are assholes and we should not always look for excuses for them?

    You put it on your profile on a dating site, so you should be OK with this as a conversation starter.

    For example, I do not wear a Nirvana t-shirt in public because I don’t want some teenagers asking me if I know this great song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.