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How Quora Died (slate.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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“Why Do So Many Music Venues Use Ticketmaster?” “What’s It Like to Train to Be a Sushi Chef?” “How Do Martial Artists Break Concrete Blocks?” If you were looking for answers to such questions 10 years ago, your best resource for finding a thorough, expert-informed response likely would have been one of the most interesting and longest-lasting corners of the internet: Quora.

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[–] QuaternionsRock 37 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This article links to a Tweet of a screen recording of a TikTok of a screenshot of a Reddit post as proof that Quora is “hateful”. Yeesh.

[–] KneeTitts 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Have you been there? It doesnt take long to come across the exact same thing they are highlighting.

[–] QuaternionsRock 1 points 9 months ago

I’m not debating the premises or conclusions of the article lol

Mistakes like this are merely clues as to how much time and effort the author actually puts into their journalism