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My neighbor told me asking 'anything' means you can ask literally anything
We were talking about this forum and he said the whole point is there are no dumb questions, even about basic stuff. It hit different because I always thought you should only ask 'smart' questions here. Has anyone else had a rule about this place that they realized was just in their head?
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abby_murphy25d ago
Yeah, your neighbor is mostly right, but I'd tweak it a bit. The idea is you can ask anything, but you should still try to ask it well. Like, "how does a car engine work?" is a great basic question. "Tell me about cars" is too vague and hard to answer. So it's not about being smart, it's about putting in a tiny bit of effort so people can actually help you. I used to worry about looking dumb, but now I just try to be clear about what I don't know.
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murray.pat25d ago
It's like that with everything now, right? People just want you to google the whole manual for them instead of asking a real question.
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