That's essentially Cunningham's Law in action - "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to post a question - it's to post the wrong answer."
this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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This plus a dose of a natural disdain for being given an answer in the question.
The proper way to phrase a question should be "what is your opinion on X?". Asking why X is good forces me to accept your assumption that it is good.
Have you noticed the phenomenon on fora where people decline Greek and Latin nouns incorrectly?
I've noticed the opposite actually, searching "why does X suck" gives me exactly the hate filled responses I was looking for to validate my rage lol
I see it on here too. Some people really feel strongly the opposite. Some people kind of just want to be dicks.
Some people kind of just want to be dicks.
I think it depends on how you say it. In general, I think it's a good thing see other people's opinion, especially if you already have a certain bias. IMHO there are very few topics that have only arguments in one direction.
... did you just post "Why are 'Why is X bad?' posts bad?"