To wonder if people have heard of Google?

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I'm being a grumpy old git I know. But how often do people ask a pretty simple question, and if they just typed a few words into Google it just comes up first hit. I won't quote threads, but recently I couldn't help thinking... why not just look this up yourself... A bit lazy? Or just me?

Because some people, myself included, like to turn their curiosity into a conversation and interact with others. Google doesn't chat back to you and some of us don't see many other adults.

You're tempting me to start a thread titled 'What is google?'

So you could have googled this yourself surely OP?

Maybe they just fancy a chat. Or want people's opinions rather than the opinions of Google's advertisers?

I like it when people ask questions on here, it's usually something I have never thought about asking, you learn something new every day on MN.

YANBU. It annoys the crap out of me too.

Especially when someone asks MN to identify a song they can't place but know at least one lyric from

I just passive aggressively link them to Let me google that for you

Maybe they're not posting to purely find the information?

They could be looking for opinions rather than facts, or maybe they've not talked to any adults for days and are lonely, perhaps they just want to be seen instead of constantly feeling invisible?

Who knows?

But if they could just google it then there must be another reason people are posting it for.

It's not for anyone to say they can't or make them feel crap for doing it, if you feel they're wasting your time, don't post on their threads.

I love LMGTFY

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It depends on what they are asking really.
The ones that irritate me or those who ask for a phone number to a company, then wait for ages for a reply. Why not just ask google and receive the number instantly.

Other than that though, i agree with the questions that need opinions and result in chat.

Yanbu

Are those i meant - not or. Oops

I ask on here because I want facts and opinions and a chat usually. Much friendlier than Google.

The link to 'Let me Google that for you' is old and .

If everyone just googled stuff there would be no MN.

Yeah, all perfectly reasonable responses.

I like it that this thread with the OP saying she's a grumpy old git is third down in the google list Plenty

What is this Google you speak of? Can I eat it? Wear it? Drink it?

If not, I'm not interested.

Ah my post was mostly talking about facebook posts. I didnt know its was about MN. [Hmm]

YY No, and if everyone minded their own business too. AIBU would be dead.

I'm not really thinking of things that ask opinions. How do I explain? Like a request for specific information. Then someone else says "read this" and very reasonably posts a link to the first hit on Google, which of course gives exactly the information requested.
The chats on here are awesome, especially when dodging work!

Asking for opinions is fine. And obviously exactly what MN is for.

Asking what that song is called that goes "What does the Fox say?" is a different matter and happens all the time.

Some of the threads that start out with the most mundane OPs can turn out to be the best ones.

So, should we ask you Bunny before we post? To make sure it's a fact and not an opinion?

Course not.

It just bemuses me that in this day and age people are so ineffectual at using the internet.

Why type a wordy post on here when 3 key words typed into Google will give you your desired information?