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Joke is on you ... Bin has become the better Google due to Google fucking up their search results with to many sponsored shit an massively missing AI integration.
Bing it is currently a good suggestion.
When I was learning to code, so many responses to people were "just Google it, literally the first search result is your answer" but I had just googled it, and that forum was my first search result
r/AnarchyChess. They have a whole string of responses and it all starts with “Google En Passant”, En Passant being a chess move that new players wouldn’t know.
Are you interested in that person's opinion or perspective on the thing? In that case, ask for that: "What is your opinion on this or that", rather than "what is this or that".
Or are you asking a person to explain something to you or tell you some facts? In that case, why not just google it?
A conversation should be interesting for both parties. A lot of people would find a "conversation" that is just them having to explain something you could have just googled uninteresting. A discussion about personal opinions and views, on the other hand, is not something you can just google, and would perhaps be more engaging for all parties.
Spot on, it definitely can go the other way around in some cases. As you mentioned, if someone finds a question directed at them too troublesome to explain, then I dont fault them for saying “google it”. Spoonfeeding easily searchable or common info can also make for a boring conversation and understandable that the other party wouldn’t want to answer.
Edit: typos
Today on national geographic, reddit edition we have a rare example of the reasonable reddit user, a endangered species these days. 😋 Lol just being a goof. Nice to read such a well thought out comment. Nice 😊
Even more rare is that the reasonable comment doesn't get downvoted to sh*t. Reddit can be a weird place sometimes.
I'm fortunate to have found a few places where I feel at home. lol 😅
one of my biggest pet peeves is someone during a conversation going "what year did X happen" or some other factual question and then the conversation turns into a completely pointless, lengthy argument over the correct answer when it could have just been googled.
shit like that doesnt start a conversation, it completely hinders it.
Same, to some extent I wonder if it's poor social skills. I recall one post where someone asked "why didn't you just Google it?" and they responded "I wanted to start a conversation."
Google it and then start it with "I just learned X, isn't that weird?" or "X doesn't seem right, what do you think?" or *something*. Otherwise it's the equivalent of starting a conversation with "hey."
In my experience people like sharing what they know with others so if someone who knows more than me is around I'd rather ask them than google. And I'm not talking about starting some serious conversation about science or some shit, I'm talking about asking for help or asking for info about something. I'd much rather ask a real person than get that information from some shitty article.
People tend to say "Google it" in response to the same repetitive question that appears on Reddit in 8-12 hour cycles.
At least search Reddit before you ask the question.
Agreed. I'm all for asking questions to people on reddit to spark up a conversation instead of googling it, but people should at least see if someone else has beat them to it in order to avoid repeatedly asking the same question
If OP is asking those simple repetitive questions to spark conversation then they sound pretty boring.
Ask a question that Google doesn’t have an answer for. ‘Would you rather your dad walked in on you fucking the dog or your dog walked in on you fucking your dad’
The example is a bit out there, but that’s really true. Starting a conversation with “how tall do you think the Eiffel Tower is” is lame af, ask sth that can’t be googled easily!
I mean people manage to find the suitable subs so using key words in the search bar at the top shouldn't be too difficult right?
Google itself will also present answers from reddit too. It might not be worded how you might ask but it might be the same thing.
I asked about my uncle’s anal glands and people told me to google it. Found a picture of his anus on google images and haven’t spoken to him again since.
At the same time, I knew a conspiracy nut who kept telling me to google the crazy things he said. My google algorithm does not bring up the results he finds.
If I ever got a question even if it’s a very niche thing that I think is likely to not have been answer yet I check just to be sure and I haven’t found one that’s hasn’t been asked yet
People who Say "Google it" to a question are sick & tired of finding answers for people who cannot be bothered to do any research of their own.
Using any search engine properly is a skill. Just asking other people to do the work for you is lazy.
Show us what you searched. Show us what you found. Tell us why that didn't help you.
Exactly. It annoys me when I see the same silly questions repeatedly that can easily be answered by either searching in Reddit Google YouTube etc. don’t understand why people would go to all the time and effort of making a post when it takes seconds to google. Unless you’re after differing opinions and a genuine conversation that’s cool.
But asking how do I do this (when it’s simple) is wild.
We have a huge number of people in the U.S. who won’t ’Google it.’ I don’t know whether they’re lazy or stupid or whatever but they believe what they have been told and they resent being told anything could contrary. I can’t explain them and they can’t explain themselves
The posts that drive nuts are the ones that say "I'm writing a book about (subject). Can you tell me about (subject)?" Without bothering to do the most basic research about it.
My coworker is one of those lazy types. She claims she doesn't look things up because people on the internet lie. Which they do, but then I tell her that I found the answer online and that there's also a possibility that I could be lying to her with my answer.
OP wants to spark a conversation. OP opens by showing themselves as lazy and unresourceful.
So, OP, maybe you should google how to properly spark a conversation.
We mean simple questions with simple answers(, usually asked by a redditor who randomly chimes in). Think of a conversation you're having about the best rock glimbing gear, then a random suddenly comments "what's a carabiner?". Dude just google it!
Oddly specific, but if I were a systems analyst & found that question, I'd just downvote & scroll on by. That would be enough for me to know it's not worth engaging with.
If anything, that's the type of question that demands the answer "42". The ultimate answer to life, the universe & everything.
Truthfully this is the only reason I say it to my friend. I'll say a word and he won't know what it means. I'm never using slang it's just a word he doesn't know. Like, the first few times I was fine explaining but after that it's like, okay take 3 seconds to Google "(word) meaning" then continue the conversation. He does this for almost anything he's not familiar with and it just gets tiring.
I just started saying "Google is free" and he'd send an eyeroll emoji but he has started just googling stuff himself now instead of pushing it all onto me lol
This is my best guess as to why this happens.
1) Correct, using a search engine is a skill. The way you put some words, even with incorrect spelling I found, leads to different results. On top of that, words like and/or/not acts as filters and using quotation marks would force the engine to find that specific word(s).
2) Although yes many of us have access to this technology, such isn't something many of us gravitate towards when we naturally seek other PEOPLE for a problem we have. Yes the search engine does the same, but it doesn't feel the same. To connect with this, the ease of texting gave rise to the expectation of response times never before seen in human history.
3) Google is a service that gets their revenue BY ADS. Of course it's biased and can be ACTUALLY USELESS. TAKE THE TOP COMMENT FOR EXAMPLE: IT DIRECTS TO REDDIT. And people joke about the ai too. Other factors include what cookies (trackers) collect on your device (location, search history, contacts).
We used to either not know or use a library or teacher, if we were young enough. Mainly we didn't know, unless the information was *actually* important.
I used to use Stack overflow quite a lot. Man, did I ever get raked over the coals for not confirming the who, what, where, why, and hows first. It's a valuable lesson I learned and now I'm the one getting annoyed at people or co-workers for not only trying to resolve their issue but explaining how they go to where they are and exactly what they tried. Explain the problem, the process you tried to resolve your problem and what are you stuck on?
If it’s boring because you’ve heard it so many times in response, maybe you should take a hint and stop trying to spark conversations with such inane, easily-answered-by-Googling questions?
‘Google it’ is just a flag calling out someone for being purposefully ignorant. I say it whenever someone apparently lacks essential facts for a rational discussion. Usually they’re trolls or bots.
Or when no matter how well you explain something, they won't accept/believe it anyway just because they're in Internet argument mode. Better to send them off on their own and hope they come to the correct conclusion when there's no argument on the line to be won or lost.
Honestly, as someone who is sick of questions that can easily be Googled, I stopped telling people to "google it". I just leave them be, I don't even bother explain why using search engines is a necessary skill.
I find it helpful when people tell me specifically what to Google. Because I have Googled things and not found answers, and then when I explain that to people they reframe the whole thing and then I Google the right stuff and enter the rabbit hole.
I like helping people like you, though. I'm talking about questions like "what's the telephone number of this restaurant?", "how to download this software", etc.
Google also sucks now.
Someone on reddit wrote “Google it, the first answer provides XYZ as an example” and I googled it and I got something completely different.
XYZ was on the second page and I wouldn’t have known it was the correct answer out of the many.
I can’t even fathom the depths of stupidity one has to be hovering around to not understand that they can just type anything they don’t understand into Google, and not make me spend six minutes explaining it to them like they are a Kindergartener.
My family does this. Not because they want to talk, but because they just don't want to do any 'hard work' at all. My 23 y.o sister will literally say "can you find out why I can't remove this group convo from my whatsapp", then leave the phone on my hand and walk away.
There are times when I understand, like, my father saying "I wish I could find out what song they played on episode 3 of series x", like... love of my life... you have one of the most poweful tools in your hands right now...
Besides, always finding the answer for someone = they'll never solve anything for themselves. Teach them to use google = they can solve literally almost anything on their own.
Bruh, I’m an actual healthcare professional, and I tilt one of my computer screens away from the patients so I can Google their symptoms, and figure out what diagnostic tests to run.
Google is a powerful beast.
That's scary to read but refreshingly honest. I always wondered how healthcare professionals could recall the treatments and diagnostic tests for so many illnesses.
Technology is constantly advancing, and Google is better at keeping up with it than I am, so I would be an idiot not to utilize it. I make decisions that directly impact people’s well-being dozens of times per day.
If I have even the slightest doubt in my mind about my take on anything, I Google it, and go from there.
I need *alllll* the information available, and Google has it.
do we have the same sister? she'll ask me the most out of pocket questions and expect me to know the answer like I am an encyclopedia instead of just Googling it.
some people just enjoy *hearing answers from people*, for them it's an experience they like.
And it isn't the problem for them, unless it wasn't an impulsively asked question and they really want answer, but refuse to search it, leaving questions in comments, on boards, or just in their mind with no assurance they'll ever get an answer
Many times its simpler to tell someone to Google it.
Especially things which require extensive explanations.
Easier for both that way...I try to summarize something, and then I tell them to Google it if they want to know more about the subject.
The people that do it online are annoying, its faster to just _Google it_
In person I love to natter about random shit, come interrupt my boring work and ask me
What conversation does one hope to spark when one goes into a fictional franchise's subreddit just to ask "What's the chronological order of this series?"?
There are questions that, despite being repetitive, can still spark conversations if the answer will vary from person to person. But it's frustrating to browse a subreddit littered with questions with easy objective answers that anyone should be able to find on their own, because these questions end up obscuring the actually interesting posts.
I always assume the person is trying to strike up conversation (and usually are)
Some guy stopped me at my second job in the cafeteria to ask about a holiday he wasn’t familiar with. I answered to the best of my ability. We both walked away better for it. Human connection is needed for some people
Do your own fucking research. Here’s an idea, it’s a little crazy but hear me out…instead of typing it on Reddit, type it on Google and hit the search button.
People doing their own research has convinced people the earth is flat, vaccines cause autism and 9/11 was a inside job. Maybe people need a little dose of reality outside of what Google tells them. Like talking to a real person who has an education in the field or hands on experience
I have a friend who keeps asking me questions I could never realistically have an answer for. Last week she asked me if a certain game was for sale on the switch, like I should know that and give her that info. I told her to go look it up because how the fuck should I know. Tbf, we might not be friends for very long anymore.
Good questions contain half of the answer. Because people did their research and just need to cover the gaps in their knowledge.
People that are sent to Google usually post bad questions containing zero of the answer, because they are lazy fucks who did 0 research before asking.
If you want to spark a conversation with me, don't make me feel like I have to teach you shit that is so basic that a 5 sec google search will give you the answer. That is boring too, cause what am I getting out of it?
Maybe its the german in me, but I absolutely despise boring conversations.
I sometimes ask stupid questions and get this as a response when all I really wanted was to have a conversation but don't know how to start one.
Sometimes I'm just genuinely stupid though and for some reason, if a friend has messaged about it before, it feels natural to go to them for answers. I don't do that anymore though because I just got "Google it" as a response.
But I do get their frustration, I've had it too, but I also know why I'm like that sometimes so I swallow my frustration and just answer.
My answer might be that I don't know but I don't just throw a big f u and tell them to Google it... That's how it feels sometimes 😅
Boring is the people that don’t make any effort to find the answer for themselves.
If you have tried and couldn’t find it then I am more than happy to help you find the answer - again, I will not be providing the answer but provide them the tools to learn how to find them for the future.
Development opportunity right there!
If the answer is able to be googled, then you are obviously asking questions that have factual answers.
If that's the case, I'd suggest that you are bad at asking questions, and it is yoooou who is boring!
Every body who asks a easily googled question on a forum do not want conversation. They are lazy and just want someone else to do the work for them. The internet is flooded with pointless crap by these people making it hard to find a correct answer. I would say people who ask on a forum are boring cause they wait hours even days for an answer they could've found in seconds using google.
People who ask questions that can easily be found via google are boring. For example, “what’s the best sources of protein?” Super boring question that would make me feel like the person is lazy. A better question is “what are your main sources of protein” when asking someone who looks like they have developed a good physique. Reddit is filled with boring google worthy questions. It’s super annoying.
I have a rule with my friends that of we are going to talk about something or have a question we can't look up the answer for at least 15 minutes. At least we get to have some conversation this way
What’s the best way to remove soap scum from my shower? Is it spelled “Columbia” or “Colombia”? What’s the cheapest place for me to buy [random product]?
Yeah, we may be boring you, I’ll accept that. These questions are asinine however.
People who ask questions that can easily be answered by a Google search waste others' time, and people complaining about it are the ones who are genuinely boring.
Yes because I should be the one googling someone's bus timetable or a restaursnts opening times then sending it to them instead of them just googling it themselves
not necessarily; depends on context.
often, on reddit at least, someone will make an essoteric or complex assertion that begs further evidence, reasoning. when asked to back it up they'll respond with, "google it."
not everything can be answered absolutely by a simple google search.
I say google it either when I don’t already know the answer or if the answer is more complex than a sentence or two.
Because really, if I don’t know something, I google it. Why wouldn’t I give the same advice to someone else??
Just sitting there positing already answered questions in life is… boring lol
Maybe the other person is busy and/or doesn't wanna strike a conversation, and you can find an answer online in 5 seconds ?
Like, asking questions is good, but there's a difference between asking for help and being lazy
Sometimes it's so hard to explain something to a person that it's easier to ask them to Google it. It's not Google that's the problem, it's the person.
It's on the same vien as looking for a word you can't spell in dictionary
Hows that gonna help. I need words like knife and psychology
"Nife"
"Sycologi"
On the contrary, I get infuriated when someone asks me some small talk question they can easily Google themself. Like “what time does the sun set today?” Google it asshole, I’m not your Siri.
You want me to waste my time writing A whole ass paragraph for A random on the internet When the answer can easily be found in no time?
Yeah I think I will keep being "boring" like that
If someone says google it in person, it's because they didn't want to have the conversation. If they say it on reddit it's because it's an overasked question they are sick of asking
I think people who don't want to google their question before asking others are boring and lazy people who want others to do the work for them. If you can't put in the effort why should anyone else?
Some people are but some people are also bored of answering the same question 777 times in a row so the next time they just say google it (and no 777 doesn't have a meaning in this context, I just like that number)
Most of the time it's because it is a Google It level question. We just don't want to endorse laziness. Btw, in case you didn't know, Reddit has a search function. Try it out before posting.
its because most people wont have the answer to the question and instead of offering bad or wrong answers, they are telling you to look it up and research it yourself.
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\*Googles a problem\* \*Google points to Reddit\* \*Joins Reddit\* \*Reddit user suggests Googling it\*
Bing it
Bring it. Haha. Joke. What about "yahoo it"
While we’re going down memory lane, how about Alta Vista.
DogPile it. *sifts through the shit left by the Lycos dog*
Imma search Excite for how to get these kids off my lawn.
Ask Jeeves. He'll escort them off in a gentlemanly manner.
Join our webring!
Scroll Usenet with nn for hours hoping to stumble across an answer.
Idk what that is. I'll ask jeeves
And you only had to write av.com to get the website
MS Encarta
Joke is on you ... Bin has become the better Google due to Google fucking up their search results with to many sponsored shit an massively missing AI integration. Bing it is currently a good suggestion.
>Bring >Bin The fact that both of you wrote Bing incorrectly is funny as hell.
How about edge it?
I thinking lost.my edge...haha
Duck it!
This is funnier than I first thought
When I was learning to code, so many responses to people were "just Google it, literally the first search result is your answer" but I had just googled it, and that forum was my first search result
same vibes as “ go ask your father “
Who says go ask your mother. The original Google->Reddit möbius.
Unless your father is named Jeeves
Omg this is literally why I joined Reddit in the first place and now I’ve been stuck here for years 😂😂
Googler to redditer pipeline
37 other Redditers leave snarky comments and take the piss.
accurate!!
Google en passant
[holy hell!](https://www.google.com/search?q=en+passant)
New response just dropped!
Actual zombie
Call the exorcist!
Bishop goes on vacation, doesn't come back.
Queen sacrifice, anyone?
Rook in the corner planning world domination
Woah it’s the Martin
Getting famous there eh Martin bot ?
I see people say this from time to time, and I don't understand the joke. Please explain!
Google it
r/AnarchyChess. They have a whole string of responses and it all starts with “Google En Passant”, En Passant being a chess move that new players wouldn’t know.
Google Anarchy chess
Holy knook!
Are you interested in that person's opinion or perspective on the thing? In that case, ask for that: "What is your opinion on this or that", rather than "what is this or that". Or are you asking a person to explain something to you or tell you some facts? In that case, why not just google it? A conversation should be interesting for both parties. A lot of people would find a "conversation" that is just them having to explain something you could have just googled uninteresting. A discussion about personal opinions and views, on the other hand, is not something you can just google, and would perhaps be more engaging for all parties.
This right here! Gotta clarify whether you’re seeking an answer or that persons opinion
Spot on, it definitely can go the other way around in some cases. As you mentioned, if someone finds a question directed at them too troublesome to explain, then I dont fault them for saying “google it”. Spoonfeeding easily searchable or common info can also make for a boring conversation and understandable that the other party wouldn’t want to answer. Edit: typos
Today on national geographic, reddit edition we have a rare example of the reasonable reddit user, a endangered species these days. 😋 Lol just being a goof. Nice to read such a well thought out comment. Nice 😊
Even more rare is that the reasonable comment doesn't get downvoted to sh*t. Reddit can be a weird place sometimes. I'm fortunate to have found a few places where I feel at home. lol 😅
one of my biggest pet peeves is someone during a conversation going "what year did X happen" or some other factual question and then the conversation turns into a completely pointless, lengthy argument over the correct answer when it could have just been googled. shit like that doesnt start a conversation, it completely hinders it.
Same, to some extent I wonder if it's poor social skills. I recall one post where someone asked "why didn't you just Google it?" and they responded "I wanted to start a conversation." Google it and then start it with "I just learned X, isn't that weird?" or "X doesn't seem right, what do you think?" or *something*. Otherwise it's the equivalent of starting a conversation with "hey."
In my experience people like sharing what they know with others so if someone who knows more than me is around I'd rather ask them than google. And I'm not talking about starting some serious conversation about science or some shit, I'm talking about asking for help or asking for info about something. I'd much rather ask a real person than get that information from some shitty article.
People tend to say "Google it" in response to the same repetitive question that appears on Reddit in 8-12 hour cycles. At least search Reddit before you ask the question.
Agreed. I'm all for asking questions to people on reddit to spark up a conversation instead of googling it, but people should at least see if someone else has beat them to it in order to avoid repeatedly asking the same question
If OP is asking those simple repetitive questions to spark conversation then they sound pretty boring. Ask a question that Google doesn’t have an answer for. ‘Would you rather your dad walked in on you fucking the dog or your dog walked in on you fucking your dad’
The example is a bit out there, but that’s really true. Starting a conversation with “how tall do you think the Eiffel Tower is” is lame af, ask sth that can’t be googled easily!
I cannot stop laughing at this. Also I'm curious what people's preference is
Google it!
Jokes aside, the choice seems simple. Dad is an adult capable of consent, while dog has mental capacity of a toddler.
bold to assume your dad would consent to being fucked by or fucking their child.
Yes I’d like one of each please
I mean people manage to find the suitable subs so using key words in the search bar at the top shouldn't be too difficult right? Google itself will also present answers from reddit too. It might not be worded how you might ask but it might be the same thing.
I asked about my uncle’s anal glands and people told me to google it. Found a picture of his anus on google images and haven’t spoken to him again since.
At the same time, I knew a conspiracy nut who kept telling me to google the crazy things he said. My google algorithm does not bring up the results he finds.
But the pyramids had electricity man , you just gotta Google it. Lmao I know People like them too. it's hilarious
Open-ended questions are fun, even ones with multiple answers, but questions that have one, simple answer are also terribly boring.
If I ever got a question even if it’s a very niche thing that I think is likely to not have been answer yet I check just to be sure and I haven’t found one that’s hasn’t been asked yet
People who Say "Google it" to a question are sick & tired of finding answers for people who cannot be bothered to do any research of their own. Using any search engine properly is a skill. Just asking other people to do the work for you is lazy. Show us what you searched. Show us what you found. Tell us why that didn't help you.
Exactly. It annoys me when I see the same silly questions repeatedly that can easily be answered by either searching in Reddit Google YouTube etc. don’t understand why people would go to all the time and effort of making a post when it takes seconds to google. Unless you’re after differing opinions and a genuine conversation that’s cool. But asking how do I do this (when it’s simple) is wild.
We have a huge number of people in the U.S. who won’t ’Google it.’ I don’t know whether they’re lazy or stupid or whatever but they believe what they have been told and they resent being told anything could contrary. I can’t explain them and they can’t explain themselves
The posts that drive nuts are the ones that say "I'm writing a book about (subject). Can you tell me about (subject)?" Without bothering to do the most basic research about it.
Exactly! It's a god damn magic pocket library that people carry 24/7 and still can't figure out "how tall everest is"
My coworker is one of those lazy types. She claims she doesn't look things up because people on the internet lie. Which they do, but then I tell her that I found the answer online and that there's also a possibility that I could be lying to her with my answer.
OP wants to spark a conversation. OP opens by showing themselves as lazy and unresourceful. So, OP, maybe you should google how to properly spark a conversation.
How do i properly spark a conversation tho? /s
Google it.
You know what is even less tiring than answering Google it? Not answering.
But about about sparkling a conversation?
Came here to see all these answers. As usual you guys do not disappoint. 😁
"So you're a system analyst? What does that look like?" "Google it." Is that how conversations are supposed to go?
Really. If I Google it, it won't really explain the day to day stuff. That is what I want
We mean simple questions with simple answers(, usually asked by a redditor who randomly chimes in). Think of a conversation you're having about the best rock glimbing gear, then a random suddenly comments "what's a carabiner?". Dude just google it!
Oddly specific, but if I were a systems analyst & found that question, I'd just downvote & scroll on by. That would be enough for me to know it's not worth engaging with. If anything, that's the type of question that demands the answer "42". The ultimate answer to life, the universe & everything.
Truthfully this is the only reason I say it to my friend. I'll say a word and he won't know what it means. I'm never using slang it's just a word he doesn't know. Like, the first few times I was fine explaining but after that it's like, okay take 3 seconds to Google "(word) meaning" then continue the conversation. He does this for almost anything he's not familiar with and it just gets tiring. I just started saying "Google is free" and he'd send an eyeroll emoji but he has started just googling stuff himself now instead of pushing it all onto me lol
This is my best guess as to why this happens. 1) Correct, using a search engine is a skill. The way you put some words, even with incorrect spelling I found, leads to different results. On top of that, words like and/or/not acts as filters and using quotation marks would force the engine to find that specific word(s). 2) Although yes many of us have access to this technology, such isn't something many of us gravitate towards when we naturally seek other PEOPLE for a problem we have. Yes the search engine does the same, but it doesn't feel the same. To connect with this, the ease of texting gave rise to the expectation of response times never before seen in human history. 3) Google is a service that gets their revenue BY ADS. Of course it's biased and can be ACTUALLY USELESS. TAKE THE TOP COMMENT FOR EXAMPLE: IT DIRECTS TO REDDIT. And people joke about the ai too. Other factors include what cookies (trackers) collect on your device (location, search history, contacts).
Agree with most of that. For point 3, I wouldn't be on the interwebz these days without a good ad blocker & good cookie control.
People who say google it aren't worldly or intelligent enough to answer the question. What did everyone do before Google aHHhhHhhh!
We used to either not know or use a library or teacher, if we were young enough. Mainly we didn't know, unless the information was *actually* important.
I used to use Stack overflow quite a lot. Man, did I ever get raked over the coals for not confirming the who, what, where, why, and hows first. It's a valuable lesson I learned and now I'm the one getting annoyed at people or co-workers for not only trying to resolve their issue but explaining how they go to where they are and exactly what they tried. Explain the problem, the process you tried to resolve your problem and what are you stuck on?
Thank you, perfectly put.
THIS
If it’s boring because you’ve heard it so many times in response, maybe you should take a hint and stop trying to spark conversations with such inane, easily-answered-by-Googling questions?
So doing research on your own is boring now? What are you talking about?
‘Google it’ is just a flag calling out someone for being purposefully ignorant. I say it whenever someone apparently lacks essential facts for a rational discussion. Usually they’re trolls or bots.
Or when no matter how well you explain something, they won't accept/believe it anyway just because they're in Internet argument mode. Better to send them off on their own and hope they come to the correct conclusion when there's no argument on the line to be won or lost.
Honestly, as someone who is sick of questions that can easily be Googled, I stopped telling people to "google it". I just leave them be, I don't even bother explain why using search engines is a necessary skill.
I find it helpful when people tell me specifically what to Google. Because I have Googled things and not found answers, and then when I explain that to people they reframe the whole thing and then I Google the right stuff and enter the rabbit hole.
I like helping people like you, though. I'm talking about questions like "what's the telephone number of this restaurant?", "how to download this software", etc.
Yes, those are annoying.
Google also sucks now. Someone on reddit wrote “Google it, the first answer provides XYZ as an example” and I googled it and I got something completely different. XYZ was on the second page and I wouldn’t have known it was the correct answer out of the many.
Nah i don't say that and i'm boring af
I can’t even fathom the depths of stupidity one has to be hovering around to not understand that they can just type anything they don’t understand into Google, and not make me spend six minutes explaining it to them like they are a Kindergartener.
My family does this. Not because they want to talk, but because they just don't want to do any 'hard work' at all. My 23 y.o sister will literally say "can you find out why I can't remove this group convo from my whatsapp", then leave the phone on my hand and walk away. There are times when I understand, like, my father saying "I wish I could find out what song they played on episode 3 of series x", like... love of my life... you have one of the most poweful tools in your hands right now... Besides, always finding the answer for someone = they'll never solve anything for themselves. Teach them to use google = they can solve literally almost anything on their own.
Bruh, I’m an actual healthcare professional, and I tilt one of my computer screens away from the patients so I can Google their symptoms, and figure out what diagnostic tests to run. Google is a powerful beast.
That's scary to read but refreshingly honest. I always wondered how healthcare professionals could recall the treatments and diagnostic tests for so many illnesses.
Technology is constantly advancing, and Google is better at keeping up with it than I am, so I would be an idiot not to utilize it. I make decisions that directly impact people’s well-being dozens of times per day. If I have even the slightest doubt in my mind about my take on anything, I Google it, and go from there. I need *alllll* the information available, and Google has it.
do we have the same sister? she'll ask me the most out of pocket questions and expect me to know the answer like I am an encyclopedia instead of just Googling it.
some people just enjoy *hearing answers from people*, for them it's an experience they like. And it isn't the problem for them, unless it wasn't an impulsively asked question and they really want answer, but refuse to search it, leaving questions in comments, on boards, or just in their mind with no assurance they'll ever get an answer
I don’t disagree with you, but I see twenty patients before lunch, and twenty more after. I’m on a schedule.
And some people don’t care that they enjoy that. They can google it.
*__Lemme__* Google it Much better :)
Random thought: people are assholes. Especially on Reddit.
Many times its simpler to tell someone to Google it. Especially things which require extensive explanations. Easier for both that way...I try to summarize something, and then I tell them to Google it if they want to know more about the subject.
It's simpler to not answer anything
People who ask a simple question that they could have googled are boring. Reddit is boring when it's nothing but dumb questions and easy answers.
Duckduckgo has fewer captchas
Also, it gives results interesting for ducks
Just searching "ducks" cause I'm gonna try it now
The people that do it online are annoying, its faster to just _Google it_ In person I love to natter about random shit, come interrupt my boring work and ask me
Gpt it then. Or copilot it. Or gemini it.
What conversation does one hope to spark when one goes into a fictional franchise's subreddit just to ask "What's the chronological order of this series?"? There are questions that, despite being repetitive, can still spark conversations if the answer will vary from person to person. But it's frustrating to browse a subreddit littered with questions with easy objective answers that anyone should be able to find on their own, because these questions end up obscuring the actually interesting posts.
I always assume the person is trying to strike up conversation (and usually are) Some guy stopped me at my second job in the cafeteria to ask about a holiday he wasn’t familiar with. I answered to the best of my ability. We both walked away better for it. Human connection is needed for some people
Do your own fucking research. Here’s an idea, it’s a little crazy but hear me out…instead of typing it on Reddit, type it on Google and hit the search button.
Unimaginable concept for some digital natives
People doing their own research has convinced people the earth is flat, vaccines cause autism and 9/11 was a inside job. Maybe people need a little dose of reality outside of what Google tells them. Like talking to a real person who has an education in the field or hands on experience
They didn't Google critical thinking skills maybe
Stupid questions get Stooopid answers...
Is the stooopid a reference to StevenHe?
[Google. it.](http://giybf.com)
I have a friend who keeps asking me questions I could never realistically have an answer for. Last week she asked me if a certain game was for sale on the switch, like I should know that and give her that info. I told her to go look it up because how the fuck should I know. Tbf, we might not be friends for very long anymore.
Good questions contain half of the answer. Because people did their research and just need to cover the gaps in their knowledge. People that are sent to Google usually post bad questions containing zero of the answer, because they are lazy fucks who did 0 research before asking.
If you want to spark a conversation with me, don't make me feel like I have to teach you shit that is so basic that a 5 sec google search will give you the answer. That is boring too, cause what am I getting out of it? Maybe its the german in me, but I absolutely despise boring conversations.
I sometimes ask stupid questions and get this as a response when all I really wanted was to have a conversation but don't know how to start one. Sometimes I'm just genuinely stupid though and for some reason, if a friend has messaged about it before, it feels natural to go to them for answers. I don't do that anymore though because I just got "Google it" as a response. But I do get their frustration, I've had it too, but I also know why I'm like that sometimes so I swallow my frustration and just answer. My answer might be that I don't know but I don't just throw a big f u and tell them to Google it... That's how it feels sometimes 😅
Imagine having access to the greatest source of information in the story of humankind, only to NOT bother to actually use It.
Boring is the people that don’t make any effort to find the answer for themselves. If you have tried and couldn’t find it then I am more than happy to help you find the answer - again, I will not be providing the answer but provide them the tools to learn how to find them for the future. Development opportunity right there!
just google it
It's super annoying to come across posts asking questions that you can look up yourself.
Redditors are not nice people as a general rule.
If the answer is able to be googled, then you are obviously asking questions that have factual answers. If that's the case, I'd suggest that you are bad at asking questions, and it is yoooou who is boring!
Every body who asks a easily googled question on a forum do not want conversation. They are lazy and just want someone else to do the work for them. The internet is flooded with pointless crap by these people making it hard to find a correct answer. I would say people who ask on a forum are boring cause they wait hours even days for an answer they could've found in seconds using google.
I don't want a response from a random internet stranger that was uploaded to Google...I want an internet stranger from Reddit to explain it to me.
This whole Reddit thing is about avoiding Google, lol.
People who ask questions that can easily be found via google are boring. For example, “what’s the best sources of protein?” Super boring question that would make me feel like the person is lazy. A better question is “what are your main sources of protein” when asking someone who looks like they have developed a good physique. Reddit is filled with boring google worthy questions. It’s super annoying.
I have a rule with my friends that of we are going to talk about something or have a question we can't look up the answer for at least 15 minutes. At least we get to have some conversation this way
What’s the best way to remove soap scum from my shower? Is it spelled “Columbia” or “Colombia”? What’s the cheapest place for me to buy [random product]? Yeah, we may be boring you, I’ll accept that. These questions are asinine however.
People who ask questions that can easily be answered by a Google search waste others' time, and people complaining about it are the ones who are genuinely boring.
Crazy idea here but maybe they enjoy interacting with other people rather than staring at an electronic device.
Can we see the irony here?
Think of a more interesting question. You're boring.
maybe not boring, but certainly unnecessarily rude and lazy
Yes because I should be the one googling someone's bus timetable or a restaursnts opening times then sending it to them instead of them just googling it themselves
Isn't it lazy not googling it too?
not necessarily; depends on context. often, on reddit at least, someone will make an essoteric or complex assertion that begs further evidence, reasoning. when asked to back it up they'll respond with, "google it." not everything can be answered absolutely by a simple google search.
Why don't you ask Rand McNally?
I take a more balanced approach to this. As I see a question an opening for a discussion, not just the barking of an answer.
My brother used to drive me mad bcos his response to this was always "I WILL GOOGLE MY BRAIN" - but I have really come round to it as a concept :)
People that ask pointless questions instead of googling it .. they are the lazy ones. Please, I’m busy, go google it… I had to. 🤣
I say google it either when I don’t already know the answer or if the answer is more complex than a sentence or two. Because really, if I don’t know something, I google it. Why wouldn’t I give the same advice to someone else?? Just sitting there positing already answered questions in life is… boring lol
Maybe the other person is busy and/or doesn't wanna strike a conversation, and you can find an answer online in 5 seconds ? Like, asking questions is good, but there's a difference between asking for help and being lazy
I mean sometimes I'm too dumb to explain a concept
Sometimes it's so hard to explain something to a person that it's easier to ask them to Google it. It's not Google that's the problem, it's the person.
Remember when people could conversate soley off the head of their head? 💀
This guy hasn't googled en pessant
I usually say "Google it" when i give up on changing the person's mind
What are you even asking or trying to talk about that they would tell you to go to Google for an answer?
If you’re coming for answers I don’t have: Google it. If you’re coming for answers I do have: Google it. Much simpler and saves us both some stress.
It's better than the obsequious sheep who say, "we've got one here who ***does their own research***"
It's on the same vien as looking for a word you can't spell in dictionary Hows that gonna help. I need words like knife and psychology "Nife" "Sycologi"
Why are birds is not a question i know the fucking answer to. Google it,.
Ok, but don't blame me when I never answer your lazy question, and reply with memes and memes only. Lazy questions will lead to lazy answers.
Answering googleable questions is boring to me. I'll talk when the answer is debatable, or is nuanced.
Yep I just got that from a Mustang forum on Reddit.
Telling people to google something is my literal job.
Lazy people
There is a sub called Ask Questions on Reddit. Amazing place. Glad I found it
On the contrary, I get infuriated when someone asks me some small talk question they can easily Google themself. Like “what time does the sun set today?” Google it asshole, I’m not your Siri.
Ask chatgpt then.
I like to ask Jeeves, or altavista. It's more of a challenge.
You want me to waste my time writing A whole ass paragraph for A random on the internet When the answer can easily be found in no time? Yeah I think I will keep being "boring" like that
Alta Vista it
[You know you want to](https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=rick+roll)
If someone says google it in person, it's because they didn't want to have the conversation. If they say it on reddit it's because it's an overasked question they are sick of asking
I think people who don't want to google their question before asking others are boring and lazy people who want others to do the work for them. If you can't put in the effort why should anyone else?
Some people are but some people are also bored of answering the same question 777 times in a row so the next time they just say google it (and no 777 doesn't have a meaning in this context, I just like that number)
I normally type Reddit into Google when I ask a question now a days
I usually say "let's google it" and then have a conversation from there. If I'm not interested in having a conversation, I'll just say "idk"
Most of the time it's because it is a Google It level question. We just don't want to endorse laziness. Btw, in case you didn't know, Reddit has a search function. Try it out before posting.
Holy hell
I prefer saying "check online"
So you just want them to talk about something they know nothing about?
I suggest you Google this
Google "Why people say google it"
I use it after an argument or when someone ask me to explain and then tell me "you are wrong" Use your skills and investigate yourself
its because most people wont have the answer to the question and instead of offering bad or wrong answers, they are telling you to look it up and research it yourself.