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No Stupid Questions

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There is no such thing as a Stupid Question!

Don't be embarrassed of your curiosity; everyone has questions that they may feel uncomfortable asking certain people, so this place gives you a nice area not to be judged about asking it. Everyone here is willing to help.


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[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 11 points 3 weeks ago

"No stupid questions" was originally made as a space to ask questions that other communities might call you a moron for not knowing due to the perception of them as common knowledge/sense, so in that way any ask community outside of "no stupid questions" is "yes stupid questions" :p

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, stupid questions are ones that could be answered by the information the asker already has with just a little thought. Its intellectual laziness

That's often confused with ignorance, where you lack some unknown piece of information to complete the puzzle

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No, stupid questions are ones asked that could be answered by the information the answerer already has questioned with just a little laziness, intellectually.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's actually a brilliant question, it could be for dumb things the poster has been asked or seen asked.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It would just be screenshots of posts from here with snarky comments. I don't think we really need that.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Would make sense to have a rule excluding "no stupid questions" and eli5-like communities from the sources. Perhaps even all of the fediverse.

[–] enchanted@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Wouldn't it rather be Explain Like I Asked 5 Bad Questions?.

I’m pretty sure that’s Explain It to Me Like Dr. Cox, Nancy!

[–] smaximov@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

[There are] no stupid questions

vs.

[There are] yes stupid questions

The latter just doesn't sound right.

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 4 points 3 weeks ago

There are stupid questions, yes.

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes!!! Stupid questions!