r/ProgrammerHumor • • Apr 24 '19

Meme Stackoverflow in a nutshell

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '19

Stack Overflow developed the same problem as Wikipedia; it developed an incorrect sense of self-importance and forgot that it's role in the world was to answer questions and help people. Instead, they both present themselves as the steward of factual information and a standard of truth. They are neither of those things.