• Victor@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I’ll wait until someone who knows just replies the answer to me, kthx. [sinks bait back down]

    And people will, too. People love sharing knowledge. Whether it be altruistic or self-affirming. Heck, I’ve necro-bumped stuff just to add some tid-bits, myself.

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      24 hours ago

      You have to post a wrong answer on an alt so that someone will post the correct answer to look smart. It’s called Poe’s Law.

      • Victor@lemmy.world
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        17 hours ago

        to look smart

        That’s the self-affirming part that I mentioned. But some do it out of the kindness of their own heart, too.

        I am “guilty” of both, for sure.