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Lately, whenever I consider asking a question on a site like Software Codidact, I end up just asking an LLM chatbot instead. Just thinking of the effort of distilling a minimal working example, for...
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ShadowsRanger
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2026-03-25T23:30:36Z (6 months ago)
What’s the point of Q&A sites anymore?
Lately, whenever I consider asking a question on a site like Software Codidact, I end up just asking an LLM chatbot instead. Just thinking of the effort of distilling a minimal working example, formatting the post correctly, and anticipating the downvotes, is enough to have an aversion to the site. So what’s the point of these Q&A communities if the friction to participate often outweighs the benefit, especially when a language model can give you an answer instantly?