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		ryandrake on Feb 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Saying goodbye to Stack Overflow SO is a great resource if you want an answer to "How would I have done this programming thing back in 2012?" The site's aggressive closing of newly-asked questions indicates this is likely an intended outcome.

everyone on Feb 21, 2023 [–]

That is such a perfectly apt summation of modern SO. It actually made me lol.

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