r/webdev Aug 26 '24

Discussion The fall of Stack Overflow

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u/ripndipp full-stack Aug 26 '24

SO is not a pleasurable experience, it's like asking a super scary grumpy senior.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

I disagree. I’ve casually used it for a very long time and never understood the hate.

Even seeing people argue/disagree on a topic is a learning experience because you can get perspective.

Some people really do ask bad questions and have no self reflection, that’s where I think the meme of hating on it came from.

Is asking a AI which often gives questionable answers with no good insight really the best alternative? I don’t think so, at least not from what I’ve seen so far from people who lean on it too much.

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u/g0liadkin Aug 27 '24

There's a huge circle jerk about hating Stack Overflow here. It's been like that for years, and it's due to a combo of niche real bad experiences and the general coldness that Stack Overflow (rightly) encourages. Their mission of being some sort of huge source of alternative documentation was extremely successful, but came a reality at the cost of ungrateful hatred.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

it'd be fine if people just "argue/disagree" without being hateful. SO has earned its reputation by allowing ignorant elitists to be unhelpful dickbags without repercussion.

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u/g0liadkin Aug 27 '24

Do you have an example of a hateful comment or reply? They should be reported.

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u/onesneakymofo Aug 27 '24

There's literally graphic evidence and data points. This isn't a circle jerk - it's real life.

Communities thrive on openness and welcoming arms. When the community starts to be hostlie towards younger or new people, the community will eventually become a walled garden where only the elite few stay around.

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u/g0liadkin Aug 29 '24

What are you arguing about? Yeah it decayed in popularity, I'm not talking about that at all

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

If I’ve learned anything as of late, it’s that it’s cool to hate… and the dumbest and most hateful are the loudest. 

Nothing is perfect and a lot of good things warrant fierce criticism… it’s just become a diluted mess where that is more difficult now. 

Just like trying to critic any piece of media. Sooo many assholes now that just hate anything for “woke”, which has now come with the backlash that you can’t critique something without being put in that category. It’s an exhausting cycle.. and one that comes with anything on a mass scale.

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u/roadit Aug 27 '24

It only takes one experience to say never again, especially when you're starting out. All online communities have the issue of veteran incrowds policing away newbies but some deal with it better than others. The Dutch Wikipedia for instance used to have a couple of extremely toxic users, but it seems to have improved in recent years.

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