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Re:What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph by zahlman on Saturday July 18, 2026 @10:18PM (#48964435)
> As someone who came into the industry in college, the problem with SO was simply that it was too hard to ask a question.

That's because you were intended to use the site like GP describes, and not by asking simply because you want to know something.

> They were up your ass about minutia that really didn't matter.

What you consider "minutia" were critically important, because the entire point was to optimize for GP's experience.

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Re:What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph by dalyons on Sunday July 19, 2026 @12:10AM (#48964898)
and how did that work out? the site is dead now because of it
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Re:What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph by wikiiiisksklhll on Sunday July 19, 2026 @12:43AM (#48965047)
So is wikipedia.
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Re:What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph by psd1 on Sunday July 19, 2026 @05:51AM (#48966507)
- industry pivots to AI - SO traffic tanks - "lol, they killed themselves with their shitty moderation"
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Re:What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph by zahlman on Sunday July 19, 2026 @08:42PM (#48973133)
The site was always going to die. That is completely okay. Things are allowed to exist without chasing a profit motive. Communities are allowed to form on for-profit platforms, and they should not be required to have the platform's commercial interest in mind.
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