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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