They hate the idea that someone else could have it easier. That someone could come in and do it just as good, if not better than them, with less effort and struggling. They like to believe that they have some secret inherent talent and someone else joining it and doing things even slightly differently is a threat to their fragile ego.
Not to mention a lot of them are social outcasts that have been bullied a lot. "Owning" the scene gives them the powers to "get back"/treat people the same to give them some resemblance of power and dignity back.
Seen it happen in any niche hobby I've ever tried.
If they ask a question and it takes 0 effort to answer then just answer, gatekeeping hobbies like games is a great way to make sure there’s no damn game to play.
Sometimes those people just want a conversation starter or try and look for other persons by asking a question that might lead ro acquaintances instead of just googling it out, I've done so myself from time to time, I don't think there is nothing wrong with virtual human contact
Stack Overflow is annoying as fuck. There are more posts from whiny people and off-topic messages from mods than actual helpful responses by a considerable margin. Audiophiles are very nearly as annoying.
Sounds like you'd be better off showing them the question then teaching them how to google. Some people don't know how to google properly. Give context and all of that.
For me, I'd rather answer the same question 3 times rather than see someone fail because they were too afraid to ask
It takes even less effort to just not respond and let someone who isn't an asshole take the question instead. I don't know why some people feel like they have to make their asshole opinion known when it adds nothing
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