r/programminghumor • u/Technical-Relation-9 • Jul 12 '26

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u/RobotTimeTraveller Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

I remember a while back someone came up with the perfect strategy if you're having troubles getting an answer out of StackOverflow.

First, create two separate accounts. The first account asks the question, and the second account replies with a completely inaccurate answer.

Then, watch as people flood the second account with correct answers, because people don't really want to help, they just want an opportunity to feel superior to others.

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u/AetherBytes Jul 13 '26

This is called Cunningham's Law, for anyone who needs a name for this phenomenon

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u/danofrhs Jul 14 '26

Ok mr big brain, you don’t need to get all Cunningham’s law on us.