There still are worthwhile questions to answer! People just don't ask them on SO because SO chased away everyone who wanted to ask questions, long before ChatGPT.

> This is similar to the evolution of Wikipedia, except the format of WP allowed it to transform into a feudal dictatorship of nerds who feel like they are deciding what's true, and they can get off on that.

Literally describing how academia has worked since time immemorial.

I remember a time when people were posting their SO link and karma on their resumes. O how have the times changed.

check the graph and superpose the ai adoption curve, you're right to be skeptical