# If we do not stop to help each other, what do we become? (blog.codinghorror.com)

* **Author:** [signa11](/user?id=signa11)
* **Score:** 26 points
* **Posted:** 3 hours ago (`49863062`)
* **URL:** https://blog.codinghorror.com/if-we-do-not-stop-to-help-each-other-what-do-we-become/

### Comments (1)

- **popularonion** (2 hours ago | score: 1 | ID: `49863225`):
  > > I reached out for help. The standard response from everyone fell between ignoring me or telling me I need to "do it myself".
  > 
  > > You know who did help me? Random strangers on Stack Overflow. People who had nothing to gain from helping me other than just trying to help someone in need.
  > 
  > This part makes the entire post sound like a parody. Maybe Jeff Atwood has a wicked, self-deprecating sense of humor?
  > 
  > Yeah no, ask for help on Stack Overflow and you were were more likely to be met with castigation and snide remarks. It was such a breath of fresh air when ChatGPT let us not have to deal with that community anymore.

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