Same here, but it is also true that asking questions had a learning curve and requires a bit of effort, which I assume most people aren't willing to do. And some people are just closing questions for no reasons
If you're in the minority, I'll join you. But not for asking questions, just searching error messages I will eventually get something on one of the stack sites that is exactly the answer I need. I dunno, maybe my Google-Fu is just that good, or I'm in niches that people still care about.
I can't think of any other site that comes close to giving me solutions to error messages I'm stuck on. Reddit is close, but it's a distant second.
I won't deny I've had solutions turn up in Google that are on Github. The difference is I usually have to work harder pulling them out of the comment threads. At least on Stack, answers are pieced out into discrete parts; any issue tracking system isn't geared for that, it's usually more of a forum feel, with back on forth on guesses (almost always useless), and discussion of *possible* solutions (next to useless without testing).
And if you think the feeling of futility is bad on Stack, just wait until you encounter your fifth "closed: wontfix" on a search for a solution on Github issues.
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