> Texting your friends for factual information doesn't seem reasonable to me. If I got that text and someone only wanted the info I'd be annoyed (and I had friends who genuinely did this pre-google. Still annoying).
replyI don't see this as unreasonable? I've had friends text me questions about grammar, since they were learning the local language and I knew theirs, so they knew I'd be a good sanity check. Similarly, I'm the go tech support for my friend group for anything that a cursory Google search can't solve (and I assume a lot of people here are in the same situation with friends and family). I've also been asked to find 'that one image' that similarly didn't show up on Google image search for whatever reason.
Neither of these cases seem unreasonable to me. Are they to you, or do you have other cases in mind? Or is the problem that this happens too often?
Your examples seem fitting for a text. Simple factual queries with not intention of connection are different
replyWhat's the difference between 'Texting your friends for factual information' and 'Simple factual queries with not intention of connection'? You've said they're different, that second is reasonable and the first is not, but they read the same to me.
replyPerhaps an LLM can help with the distinction. I'm at a loss helping with this, which feels a little meta
replyUtilizing a friends' expertise vs outsourcing effort to them
replyThose also read the exact same to me, unless you mean to imply the latter also includes 'being an knobhead to the person you're asking'.
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