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by xorcist 3813 days ago
The Internet's supply of poseurs is far greater still.

I think Stack Overflow is the canonical example. It feels like I deal daily with people who paste something from Stack Overflow instead of reading up on a library or API. It is made worse by all those to game their score system by being very quick to paste in a semi-related "answer".

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The Internet's supply of poseurs is far greater still - Holden Caulfield
Ouch. Nailed it. :D

(unless xorcist is freakin' Holden himself!)

At least on the internet you can tell who's lying and who isn't. SO lets you vote. If a bartender blatantly lies to you, you don't find out until days and there is no accountability.