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sometimes, when people ask a question on social media that could easily be answered with a google search, maybe it's not so much that they're looking for an answer as to make a connection with other people who are also interested in the subject

@corndog Mmm, thats something I've been thinking about. For humans, asking questions isn't just about asking questions - it has all sorts of other functionality tacked on. Search algorithms can handle the core functionality, but not the rest. :/

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@Angle @corndog validation from a sane source that your question isn’t nuts.

Maybe....